Article
High resolution mapping of the B cell epitopes of staphylokinase in humans using negative selection of a phage-displayed antigen library.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Sept 1998
Jenné S, Brepoels K, Collen D, Jespers L
Abstract excerpt
Staphylokinase (Sak), a 16-kDa protein secreted by Staphylococcus aureus, induces fibrin-specific thrombolysis in patients with thrombotic disorders. However, Sak also elicits high titers of neutralizing Abs that persist for several months and preclude its repeated use in humans. To identify the...
Topics
- Amino Acid Substitution
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Antigens, Bacterial
- Epitope Mapping
- Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Immunodominant Epitopes
- Immunoglobulin G
- Inoviridae
- Metalloendopeptidases
