The recombinant immunogen with high-density epitopes of ELDKWA and ELDEWA induced antibodies recognizing both epitopes on HIV-1 gp41

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 703-709

  Wang, Zuguang ^a   Liu, Zuqiang ^a   Cheng, Xiwen ^a   Chen, Ying Hua ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Epitope density; Epitope vaccine; HIV 1 variation; Neutralizing epitope

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS VACCINE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PURIFICATION; RABBIT;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 24744447217     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2005.tb03657.x     Document Type: Article

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