Epitope mapping of a PrP(Sc)-specific monoclonal antibody: Identification of a novel C-terminally truncated prion fragment

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 746-750

  Kosmač, Miha ^a,b   Koren, Simon ^a,b   Giachin, Gabriele ^c   Stoilova, Tatiana ^d   Gennaro, Renato ^d   Legname, Giuseppe ^c,e,f   Šerbec, Vladka Čurin ^a,b  

^a BLOOD TRANSFUSION CENTRE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c SISSA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

^f SINCROTRONE TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Epitope mapping; Monoclonal antibodies; Prions; Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; Truncated fragment

Indexed keywords

MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PRION PROTEIN;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; PHAGE DISPLAY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRION DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; EPITOPE MAPPING; HUMANS; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PRPSC PROTEINS;

EID: 78751566609     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2010.11.012     Document Type: Article

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