Camel heavy-chain antibodies: Diverse germline V(H)H and specific mechanisms enlarge the antigen-binding repertoire

EMBO Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 921-930

  Nguyen, Viet Khong ^a   Hamers, Raymond ^a   Wyns, Lode ^a   Muyldermans, Serge ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antigen binding repertoire; Camel heavy chain antibody; Gene replacement; Germline V(H); Hypermutation hotspots

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CAMEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GERM LINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATIC MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE; CAMELUS DROMEDARIUS;

EID: 0034161488     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/19.5.921     Document Type: Article

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