Cytotoxic T lymphocytes recognize a fragment of influenza virus matrix protein in association with HLA-A2.
Both human and murine cytotoxic T cells (CTL) elicited in response to infection with influenza A viruses have been shown to be specific for internal viral proteins, such as the matrix and nucleoprotein. Individual CTL epitopes have been identified in the nucleoprotein by successfully substituting sh...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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1987
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