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E A Emini, J V Hughes, D S Perlow, J Boger.
Abstract
Comparative surface feature analyses of the VP1 sequences of hepatitis A virus (HAV) and poliovirus type 1 allowed an alignment of the two sequences and an identification of probable HAV neutralization antigenic sites. A synthetic peptide containing the HAV-specific amino acid sequence of one of these sites induced anti-HAV-neutralizing antibodies. It is concluded that a structural homology exists between the two viruses, despite minimal primary sequence conservation.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2991600 PMCID: PMC255070
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol ISSN: 0022-538X Impact factor: 5.103