Antigenic drift in the influenza a virus (H3N2) Nucleoprotein and escape from recognition by cytotoxic T lymphocytes

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 6800-6807

  Voeten, J T M ^a   Bestebroer, T M ^a   Nieuwkoop, N J ^a   Fouchier, R A M ^a   Osterhaus, A D M E ^a   Rimmelzwaan, G F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA B27 ANTIGEN; VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HLA-B27 ANTIGEN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; NUCLEOPROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS;

EID: 0033928393     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.15.6800-6807.2000     Document Type: Article

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