Molecular modeling of a leishmania antigen eif-4a: Identification of a potential epitope implicated in the adjuvant effect

Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-53

  Hamza, A ^a   Kebaier C ^b   Vasilescu, D ^c   Sarma, M H ^d   Sarma, R H ^d  

^a Unité de Modélisation Moléculaire   (United Kingdom)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^c UNIVERSITÉ CÔTE D'AZUR   (France)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjuvant epitope; Eif 4A; Homology modeling; Leishmania; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; INITIATION FACTOR 4A; INTERLEUKIN 12; PARASITE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; EPITOPE MAPPING; LEISHMANIA; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

LEISHMANIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0042023319     PISSN: 07391102     EISSN: 15380254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2003.10506904     Document Type: Article

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