Prediction of residues in discontinuous B-cell epitopes using protein 3D structures

Protein Science

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 2558-2567

  Andersen, Pernille Haste ^a   Nielsen, Morten ^a   Lund, Ole ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Antibody; Antigen; B cell epitope; Discontinuous epitopes; Hydrophilicity; Protein structure; Vaccine design

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EPITOPE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; HYDROPHILICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCORING SYSTEM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; ODDS RATIO; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS;

EID: 33751099863     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: 1469896X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.062405906     Document Type: Article

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