title: Structure of viral B-cell epitopes.
abstract: Four categories of viral epitopes can be distinguished that have been designated cryptotopes, neotopes, metatopes and neutralization epitopes. Specific examples of each epitope type are presented and the methods used for locating their positions in viral proteins are described. The epitopes of four well-characterized viruses, namely poliovirus, foot-and-mouth disease virus, influenza virus and tobacco mosaic virus are briefly described.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire d'Immunochimie, Institut de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CNRS, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Van Regenmortel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D005537:Aphthovirus / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes; D006801:Humans; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000276:immunology; D014027:Tobacco Mosaic Virus / Q000276:immunology; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014780:Viruses / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000939:Epitopes; D014764:Viral Proteins