Residue analysis of a CTL epitope of SARS-CoV spike protein by IFN-gamma production and bioinformatics prediction

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is an emerging infectious disease caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV. The T cell epitopes of the SARS CoV spike protein are well known, but no systematic evaluation of the functional and...

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Main Authors: Huang Jun, Cao Yingnan, Bu Xianzhang, Wu Changyou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Immunology
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Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2172/13/50