Conformational epitope mapping of antibodies against desmoglein 3 in experimental murine pemphigus vulgaris

Journal of Dermatological Science

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 133-142

  Anzai, Hidemi ^a   Fujii, Yoshiko ^a   Nishifuji, Koji ^a   Aoki Ota, Miyo ^a   Ota, Takayuki ^a   Amagai, Masayuki ^a   Nishikawa, Takeji ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Autoimmune; Cadherin; Cell adhesion; desmoglein 1; desmoglein 3; Desmosomes; Dsg1; Dsg3; mDsg1; mDsg3; mouse desmoglein 1; mouse desmoglein 3; pemphigus vulgaris; PV

Indexed keywords

DESMOGLEIN 3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BLISTER; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PEMPHIGUS VULGARIS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SPLEEN CELL;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CADHERINS; CELL LINE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOGLEIN 1; DESMOGLEIN 3; DESMOGLEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; EPITOPE MAPPING; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNIZATION; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INSECTS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PEMPHIGUS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SPLEEN; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 3242774503     PISSN: 09231811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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