Alternative translational reading frames as a novel source of epitopes for an expanded CD8 T-cell repertoire: Use of a retroviral system to assess the translational requirements for CTL recognition and lysis

Viral Immunology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 577-583

  Carlson, Timothy L ^a   Green, Kathy A ^a   Green, William R ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; GAG PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE READING FRAME; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLYSIS; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYSIS; MALE; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROVIRUS; RNA TRANSLATION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELL LINE; CODON, INITIATOR; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; EPITOPES, T-LYMPHOCYTE; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; FRAMESHIFTING, RIBOSOMAL; MALE; MICE; OPEN READING FRAMES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RETROVIRIDAE; T-LYMPHOCYTES, CYTOTOXIC;

MURINAE;

EID: 78650104267     PISSN: 08828245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vim.2010.0057     Document Type: Article

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