Cross-reactivity of Malaysian rat cytomegalovirus strains with its human counterpart
Tropical Biomedicine
;
: 661-667, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
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| ID: wpr-630107
ABSTRACT
This study probes into the prospect of cross-reactivity of HCMV with RCMV which has not been acknowledged to date. We describe the uncovering of a protein with an estimated size of between 61-68 kDa from local RCMV strains which reacted with HCMV positive sera. Our findings are a first disclosure of a plausible immunological cross-reactivity between RCMV with its human counterpart which grounds substantial interest implying existence of conserved determinants between rat and human CMV polypeptides. The cross-reactive protein most likely represents an enveloped glycoprotein, though the precise identification and its degree of similarity needs to be evidently defined and further elucidated in forthcoming experiments.
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Estudo prognóstico
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Inglês
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Tropical Biomedicine
Ano de publicação:
2011
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