Epitope mapping of a monoclonal antibody specific for human herpesvirus 6 variant A immediate-early 2 protein

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 286-291

  Tomoiu, Andru ^a,b   Flamand, Louis ^a,b  

^a University Laval   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus 6; IE2 protein; P6H8 monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; EPITOPE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMEDIATE EARLY 2 PROTEIN; IMMEDIATE EARLY PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY P6H8; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELETION MUTANT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPITOPE MAPPING; HERPES; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; LATENT VIRUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS TYPING; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CELL LINE; EPITOPE MAPPING; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMEDIATE-EARLY PROTEINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 33947153064     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.12.025     Document Type: Article

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