A Dominant EV71-Specific CD4+ T Cell Epitope Is Highly Conserved among Human Enteroviruses

Ruicheng Wei; Chunfu Yang; Mei Zeng; Frances Terry; Kai Zhu; Chunhui Yang; Ralf Altmeyer; William Martin; Anne S. De Groot; Qibin Leng

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051957

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A Dominant EV71-Specific CD4+ T Cell Epitope Is Highly Conserved among Human Enteroviruses

Ruicheng Wei,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Chunfu Yang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Mei Zeng,

Affiliation Department of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Frances Terry,

Affiliation EpiVax, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Kai Zhu,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Chunhui Yang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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Ralf Altmeyer,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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William Martin,

Affiliation EpiVax, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Anne S. De Groot,

Affiliations EpiVax, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America, Institute for Immunology and Informatics, University of Rhode Island, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Qibin Leng

* E-mail: qbleng@sibs.ac.cn

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Molecular Virology and Immunology, Institut Pasteur of Shanghai, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
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A Dominant EV71-Specific CD4+ T Cell Epitope Is Highly Conserved among Human Enteroviruses

Ruicheng Wei,
Chunfu Yang,
Mei Zeng,
Frances Terry,
Kai Zhu,
Chunhui Yang,
Ralf Altmeyer,
William Martin,
Anne S. De Groot,
Qibin Leng

Published: December 14, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051957

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