Effect of somatic hypermutation on potential N-glycosylation sites in human immunoglobulin heavy chain variable regions

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 107-113

  Dunn Walters, Deborah ^a   Boursier, Laurent ^a   Spencer, Jo ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glycosylation; Hypermutation; Immunoglobulin; Intestine; Plasma cells

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CHILD; GERM LINE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

BASE SEQUENCE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; INTESTINES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PLASMA CELLS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL;

EID: 0034095724     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(00)00038-9     Document Type: Article

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