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Antigenic relationships of hexons of human adenovirus (Ad h) types 1, 2, 5 and 6 of subgenus C were studied with 61 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) raised against human Ad h1, Ad h35 and bovine adenovirus 2. The reactivity pattern (RP) and the titers of the MAbs were determined in indirect ELISA. In previous experiments with hexons of different subgenera 49 MAbs displayed numerous different intertype specificities besides genus specific and type specific ones. With the four hexon types of subgenus C all MAbs gave identical RPs except the type specific ones. Data reveal the existence of a remarkable homogeneity in the antigenic structure among the hexon types of subgenus C defined by the presence of identical or closely related intertype specific epitopes on the surface of the hexons. The possible significance of the results in the experimental gene therapy is discussed.
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Ádám, É., Nász, I. & Lengyel, A. Antigenic homogeneity among the adenovirus hexon types of subgenus C. Archives of Virology 140, 1297–1301 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01322756
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