The Leu477 and Leu613 of ORF2-encoded protein are critical in forming neutralization antigenic epitope of hepatitis E virus genotype 4

Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 447-456

  Zhang, Hongmei ^a,b   Dai, Xing ^c   Shan, Xiangnian ^b   Meng, Jihong ^a  

^a MEDICAL SCHOOL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c AFFILIATED ZHONGDA HOSPITAL OF SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

genotype; hepatitis E virus; monoclonal antibody; neutralizing epitope

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; EPITOPE; LEUCINE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; ORF2 PROTEIN, HEPATITIS E VIRUS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; MUTATION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; IMMUNE SERA; LEUCINE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 62449245600     PISSN: 16727681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2008.56     Document Type: Article

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