Display of the antigenic region of Nipah virus nucleocapsid protein on hepatitis B virus capsid

Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 26-29

  Yap, Wei Boon ^a   Tey, Beng Ti ^a,b   Mohamed Alitheen, Noorjahan Banu ^a   Tan, Wen Siang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B core antigen; Hepatitis B virus; Nipah virus; Nucleocapsid protein; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; NIPAH VIRUS; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES;

ANTIGENS; PROTEINS;

VIRUSES;

ANTISERUM; EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; NIPAH VIRUS; NONHUMAN; SWINE; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CAPSID; EPITOPES; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; NIPAH VIRUS; NUCLEOCAPSID PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SWINE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MIRIDAE; NIPAH VIRUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84855342738     PISSN: 13891723     EISSN: 13474421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.09.007     Document Type: Article

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