Reevaluation of amino acid variability of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 gp120 envelope glycoprotein and prediction of new discontinuous epitopes

Journal of Virology

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 4335-4350

  Yamaguchi Kabata, Yumi ^a,b   Gojobori, Takashi ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENETICS   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; GLYCOPROTEIN GP 120;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO ACIDS; CODON; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; HIV ENVELOPE PROTEIN GP120; HIV-1; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 0033995286     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.74.9.4335-4350.2000     Document Type: Article

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