A theoretical analysis of codon adaptation index of the Boophilus microplus bm86 gene directed to the optimization of a DNA vaccine

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 239, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 445-449

  Ruiz, Lina María ^a   Armengol, Gemma ^a,c   Habeych, Edwin ^a   Orduz, Sergio ^a,b  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE PAMPLONA   (Colombia)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Boophilus microplus; Bovine; Codon adaptation index; DNA vaccination

Indexed keywords

DNA VACCINE;

DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PROTEIN; TICK; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BM86 GENE; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; CODON USAGE; COW; DRUG DESIGN; DRUG EFFICACY; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; VACCINATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CODON; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MODELS, GENETIC; MODELS, IMMUNOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS; VACCINATION; VACCINES; VACCINES, DNA;

ACARI; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE;

EID: 33645415470     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.08.009     Document Type: Article

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