An Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T-cell epitope present on A- and B-type transformants

S R Burrows; I S Misko; T B Sculley; C Schmidt; D J Moss

doi:10.1128/JVI.64.8.3974-3976.1990

An Epstein-Barr virus-specific cytotoxic T-cell epitope present on A- and B-type transformants

J Virol. 1990 Aug;64(8):3974-6. doi: 10.1128/JVI.64.8.3974-3976.1990.

Authors

S R Burrows¹, I S Misko, T B Sculley, C Schmidt, D J Moss

Affiliation

¹ Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, Brisbane, Australia.

Abstract

In this report we describe a cytotoxic T-cell epitope in the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen EBNA 6. This epitope is present on both A- and B-type transformants.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Antigens, Viral / genetics
Antigens, Viral / immunology*
Cell Line
Cell Transformation, Viral*
Cytotoxicity, Immunologic
Epitopes / immunology*
Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens
Herpesvirus 4, Human / genetics
Herpesvirus 4, Human / immunology*
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
T-Lymphocytes, Cytotoxic / immunology*

Substances

Antigens, Viral
Epitopes
Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens