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Viral chimeric protein including a determinant of myelin basic protein is capable of inducing allergic
S N Shchelkunov1, S B Stavitskii, L I Batenko
1All-Union Research Institute of Molecular Biology, Novosibirsk region.
Abstract:
A hybrid vaccinia virus expressing a chimeric protein consisting of thymidine kinase and the encephalitogenic determinant, S1, from guinea pig myelin basic protein was constructed. Infection of guinea pigs with the virus resulted in the development of allergic encephalomyelitis.