Mapping of linear B cell epitopes on open reading frames 2- and 3-encoded proteins of hepatitis E virus using synthetic peptides.

Title:

Mapping of linear B cell epitopes on open reading frames 2- and 3-encoded proteins of hepatitis E virus using synthetic peptides.

identifier:	1326291
description:	epitope description:QSTVAELQRLKVKV antigen name:Capsid protein host organism:Homo sapiens antibody name:Human sera
aggregation:	instance of dataset
availability:	available
primaryPublications:	7687968

study type:	b cell assays
subject species:	Hepatitis E virus (strain Burma)

fullName:	P Coursaget Y Buisson N Depril P le Cann M Chabaud C Molinié R Roue

method:	ELISA

name:	Mapping of linear B cell epitopes on open reading frames 2- and 3-encoded proteins of hepatitis E virus using synthetic peptides.
description:	Amino acid sequences derived from ORF-2 of HEV. Sera from HEV-infected individuals failed to react with this peptide from ORF-2. The authors speculate that this non-reactivity was a result of the presence of cysteine residues which may have caused the formation of a loop structure.

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homePage:	http://www.iedb.org

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