Article
Mutational analysis of a principal neutralization domain of visna/maedi virus envelope glycoprotein.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Mar 2008
Haflidadóttir Benedikta S, Matthíasdóttir Sigrídur, Agnarsdóttir Gudrún, Torsteinsdóttir Sigurbjorg, Pétursson Gudmundur, Andrésson Ólafur S, Andrésdóttir Valgerdur
Abstract excerpt
We have shown previously that a type-specific neutralization domain is located within a 39 aa sequence in the fourth variable domain of gp135 in visna/maedi virus. We now show that neutralizing antibodies detected early in infection are directed to this epitope, suggesting an immunodominant nature of this domain. Ten antigenic variants were previously analysed for mutations in this region, and all but one were...
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