title: Expression of herpes simplex virus type 1 glycoprotein B in insect cells. Initial analysis of its biochemical and immunological properties.
abstract: A recombinant baculovirus (vAc-gB1) was constructed which expresses the glycoprotein B (gB) gene of herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1). When Sf9 cells were infected with these recombinant viruses, a protein that was close in size to authentic HSV-1 gB was detected by gB polyclonal antibody. The recombinant gB was found on the membrane of Sf9 cells and was susceptible to tunicamycin, glycosidase F (PNGase F) and partially susceptible to Endo-H. Antibodies raised in mice to this recombinant recognized viral gB and neutralized the infectivity of HSV-1 in vitro. Mice inoculated with the recombinant gB were protected from lethal challenge with HSV-1.
authors.affiliation: Ophthalmology Research, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ghiasi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kaiwar
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Nesburn
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Wechsler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics; D001483:Base Sequence; D015139:Blotting, Southern; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004279:DNA, Viral; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006031:Glycosylation; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000517:prevention & control; D007700:Kinetics; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009036:Moths; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*; D014415:Tunicamycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D014611:Vaccination; D014709:Vero Cells; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D004279:DNA, Viral; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C040495:glycoprotein B, Simplexvirus; D014415:Tunicamycin