Structures of hepatitis b virus cores presenting a model epitope and their complexes with antibodies

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 423, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 63-78

  Roseman, A M ^a,b   Borschukova, O ^c   Berriman, J A ^a   Wynne, S A ^a   Pumpens, P ^c   Crowther, R A ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LATVIAN BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH AND STUDY CENTRE   (Latvia)

Author keywords

cryomicroscopy; image processing; improved immunogenicity; vaccine carriers; virus like particles

Indexed keywords

CORE PROTEIN; EPITOPE; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOGENICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS; MUS;

EID: 84866319710     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: 10898638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2012.06.032     Document Type: Article

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