Biochemical and immunological characterization of MP65, a major mannoprotein antigen of the opportunistic human pathogen Candida albicans

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 694-701

  Gomez, Maria J ^a   Maras, Bruno ^a   Barca, Alessandra ^a   La Valle, Roberto ^a   Barra, Donatella ^a   Cassone, Antonio ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

EID: 0033977536     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.2.694-701.2000     Document Type: Article

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