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N-Linked Glycosylation at an Appropriate Position in the Pre-S2 Domain Is Critical for Cellular and Humoral Immunity against Middle HBV Surface Antigen.
The Tohoku journal of experimental medicine - 1 Jun 2015
Liu Hao, Wang Shixia, Jia Yiqiong, Li Jun, Huang Zuhu, Lu Shan, Xing Yiping
Abstract excerpt
Infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV) remains a worldwide health problem, and DNA-based vaccines against HBV have been tested for therapeutic applications. HBV possesses three envelope lipoproteins that are translated from a single reading-frame: large, middle, and small HBV surface antigens. Among these envelope proteins, the middle HBV surface antigen (MHBs) contains a constitutive N-linked glycosylation site...
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