The hypervariable immunodominant NP418-426 epitope from the influenza A virus nucleoprotein is recognized by cytotoxic T lymphocytes with high functional avidity

Journal of Virology

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 6024-6032

  Boon, Adrianus C M ^a,b   De Mutsert, Gerrie ^a   Fouchier, Ron A M ^a   Osterhaus, Albert D M E ^a   Rimmelzwaan, Guus F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN; VIRUS NUCLEOPROTEIN[418-426]; HLA ANTIGEN; NUCLEOPROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; VIRUS MUTATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; EPITOPE MAPPING; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MONONUCLEAR CELL;

INFLUENZA A VIRUS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; SIMIAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENIC VARIATION; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITOPE MAPPING; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNODOMINANT EPITOPES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NUCLEOPROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

EID: 33744913792     PISSN: 0022538X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JVI.00009-06     Document Type: Article

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