Identification of a conserved linear B-cell epitope in the M protein of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus

摘要

BackgroundThe major structural protein of coronaviruses, the membrane (M) protein, can elicit the formation of protective antibodies, but little information is available about the M protein of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). Identification of epitopes on the PEDV M protein will be helpful in the elucidation of the antigenic properties of this protein.