Two overlapping subdominant epitopes identified by DNA immunization induce protective CD8+ T-cell populations with differing cytolytic activities

Journal of Virology

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 7399-7409

  Rodriguez, F ^a   Slifka, M K ^a   Harkins, S ^a   Whitton, J L ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; DNA VACCINE; EPITOPE; VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; DRUG CYTOTOXICITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNIZATION; KINETICS; MEMORY CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; VIRUS MENINGITIS;

ANIMALS; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; DNA; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C;

EID: 0034909233     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.75.16.7399-7409.2001     Document Type: Article

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