Identification of major linear epitopes on the sp100 nuclear PBC autoantigen by the gene-fragment phage-display technology

Autoimmunity

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-42

  Blüthner, Martin ^a   Schäfer, Cornelia ^a   Schneider, Carsten ^a   Bautz, Friedlinde A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autoantigen; Epitope mapping; Nuclear protein; Phage display libraries; Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC); sp100

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; EPITOPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHAGE DISPLAY; PRIMARY BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0344958748     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08916939908995970     Document Type: Article

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