Synthesis of linear and comb-like peptide constructs containing up to four copies of a T cell epitope and their capacity to stimulate T cells

Journal of Peptide Science

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 338-00

  Mack, Jürgen ^a   Falk, Kirsten ^b   Rötzschke, Olaf ^b   Walk, Tilmann ^a   Strominger, Jack L ^b   Jung, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epitope oligomers; Haemagglutinin; Solid phase peptide synthesis; Spacer; T cell response

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; HEMAGGLUTININ; MACROGOL; OLIGOMER; PEPTIDE; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MASS SPECTROMETER; PEPTIDE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0034936071     PISSN: 10752617     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/psc.327     Document Type: Article

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