Species-, serogroup-, and serovar-specific epitopes are juxtaposed in variable sequence region 4 of the major outer membrane proteins of some Chlamydia trachomatis serovars

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作者
Batteiger, BE [1 ]
Lin, PM [1 ]
Jones, RB [1 ]
VanderPol, BJ [1 ]
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[1] INDIANA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL,INDIANAPOLIS,IN 46202
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10.1128/IAI.64.7.2839-2841.1996
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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100102 ;
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Synthetic peptides and marine monoclonal antibodies were used to map cross-reactive chlamydial epitopes. A species-specific epitope in the central region of variable sequence region 4 abuts the amino-terminal end of a B-serogroup-specific or F/G-serogroup-specific epitope, which in turn abuts known serovar-specific epitopes. The carboxyl-terminal portion of variable sequence region 4 (residues 297 to 314) comprises a region of end-to-end B-cell epitopes in some serovars of the B and F/G serogroups.
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