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ArticleImmunology1999

B-cell responses to a peptide epitope: mutations in heavy chain alone lead to maturation of antibody responses.

R Tuteja

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Article in Immunology, 1999. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 2 countries.

R TutejaImmunology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi, India.
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the present study, the genetic mechanisms responsible for generation of antibodies recognizing the dominant epitope within a synthetic peptide PS1CT3 were examined. PS1CT3 is a peptide model antigen containing residues 28-42 of the large protein of the surface antigen of hepatitis B virus as B epitope (designated PS1), and the known T-helper-cell epitope derived from the circumsporozoite protein of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum (designated CT3). To characterize the repertoire generated, the immunoglobulin heavy chain variable regions from IgM and IgG monoclonal antibodies against PS1CT3 were sequenced. Although all IgG monoclonal antibodies were directed against the immunodominant epitope, the genetic elements used were diverse. Comparison of the sequence of germ line precursor IgM to a mature IgG revealed that during maturation of the primary IgM response only the heavy chain fragment of the antibody molecule underwent somatic mutation.

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MutationAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalBase SequenceB-LymphocytesFemaleImmunodominant EpitopesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin MMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMolecular Sequence DataPeptide FragmentsAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunodominant EpitopesImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin MPeptide Fragments

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PMID10447708
PMCPMC2326809
OpenAlexW2031340500

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