Article
Variants of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus that resist neutralization define a domain of the E2 glycoprotein.
Virology - 1 Aug 1990
Johnson B J, Brubaker J R, Roehrig J T, Trent D W
Abstract excerpt
Stable neutralization (N) escape variants of Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE) virus were selected by anti-E2 glycoprotein monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that neutralize viral infectivity, block viral hemagglutination, and passively protect mice. The nucleotide sequence of the E1, E2, and E3 genes of four variants revealed a clustering of single mutations in a domain spanning E2-182 to E2-207. The conformation...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Antigens, Viral
- Base Sequence
- Encephalitis Virus, Venezuelan Equine
- Epitopes
- Genetic Variation
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Neutralization Tests
