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ArticleVirology journal2011

Identification of a conserved JEV serocomplex B-cell epitope by screening a phage-display peptide library with a mAb generated against West Nile virus capsid protein.

En-Cheng Sun, Jing Zhao, Tao Yang, Ni-Hong Liu, Hong-Wei Geng, Yong-Li Qin, Ling-Feng Wang, Zhi-Gao Bu, Yin-Hui Yang, Ross A Lunt and 2 more

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Article in Virology journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

En-Cheng SunThe Key Laboratory of Veterinary Public Health, Ministry of Agriculture, State Key Laboratory of Veterinary Biotechnology, Harbin Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, PR China.
Jing Zhao
Tao Yang
Ni-Hong Liu
Hong-Wei Geng
Yong-Li Qin
Ling-Feng Wang
Zhi-Gao Bu
Yin-Hui Yang
Ross A Lunt
Lin-Fa Wang
Dong-Lai Wu
Harbin Veterinary Research Institute · CNChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNAustralian Centre for Disease Preparedness · AUChinese Academy of Agricultural Engineering · CNInstitute of Microbiology · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe West Nile virus (WNV) capsid (C) protein is one of the three viral structural proteins, encapsidates the viral RNA to form the nucleocapsid, and is necessary for nuclear and nucleolar localization. The antigenic sites on C protein that are targeted by humoral immune responses have not been studied thoroughly, and well-defined B-cell epitopes on the WNV C protein have not been reported.

resultsIn this study, we generated a WNV C protein-specific monoclonal antibody (mAb) and defined the linear epitope recognized by the mAb by screening a 12-mer peptide library using phage-display technology. The mAb, designated as 6D3, recognized the phages displaying a consensus motif consisting of the amino acid sequence KKPGGPG, which is identical to an amino acid sequence present in WNV C protein. Further fine mapping was conducted using truncated peptides expressed as MBP-fusion proteins. We found that the KKPGGPG motif is the minimal determinant of the linear epitope recognized by the mAb 6D3. Western blot (WB) analysis demonstrated that the KKPGGPG epitope could be recognized by antibodies contained in WNV- and Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV)-positive equine serum, but was not recognized by Dengue virus 1-4 (DENV1-4)-positive mice serum. Furthermore, we found that the epitope recognized by 6D3 is highly conserved among the JEV serocomplex of the Family Flaviviridae.

conclusionThe KKPGGPG epitope is a JEV serocomplex-specific linear B-cell epitope recognized by the 6D3 mAb generated in this study. The 6D3 mAb may serve as a novel reagent in development of diagnostic tests for JEV serocomplex infection. Further, the identification of the B-cell epitope that is highly conserved among the JEV serocomplex may support the rationale design of vaccines against viruses of the JEV serocomplex.

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Conserved SequencePeptide LibraryAmino Acid SequenceAntibodies, MonoclonalCapsid ProteinsEncephalitis, JapaneseEncephalitis Virus, JapaneseEpitope MappingEpitopes, B-LymphocyteHumansMolecular Sequence DataSequence AlignmentWest Nile FeverWest Nile virusAntibodies, MonoclonalCapsid ProteinsEpitopes, B-LymphocytePeptide Library

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PMCPMC3060845
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