Bioinformatics analysis of the structure and linear B-cell epitopes of aquaporin-3 from Schistosoma japonicum

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-109

  Song, Jie ^a   He, Qing Feng ^a  

^a GUANGDONG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquaporins 3; Bioinformatics; Linear B cell epitopes; Schistosoma japonicum; Vaccine target

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN 3; EPITOPE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CELL MEMBRANE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HYDROPHILICITY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AQUAPORIN 3; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; EPITOPES, B-LYMPHOCYTE; HUMANS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; VACCINATION;

EID: 84855323736     PISSN: 19957645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1995-7645(12)60005-4     Document Type: Article

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