Abstract
The binding of tick-borne encephalitis virus to porcine kidney embryo cells was studied. Anti-idiotypic antibodies against TBE virus E protein precipitated gp110 kDa which is predicted to be a cellular receptor for TBE virus.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / immunology
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Cells, Cultured
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Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / metabolism*
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Immunologic Techniques
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In Vitro Techniques
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Kidney
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Molecular Weight
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Precipitin Tests
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Receptors, Virus / chemistry
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Receptors, Virus / immunology
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Receptors, Virus / metabolism*
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Swine
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Time Factors
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Trypsin / pharmacology
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Viral Envelope Proteins / immunology
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Viral Envelope Proteins / metabolism*
Substances
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Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic
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Receptors, Virus
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Viral Envelope Proteins
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Trypsin