title: A conjugated synthetic peptide corresponding to the C-terminal region of Clostridium perfringens type A enterotoxin elicits an enterotoxin-neutralizing antibody response in mice.
abstract: A synthetic peptide homolog corresponding to the C-terminal 30 amino acids of Clostridium perfringens type A enterotoxin (CPE) was conjugated to a thyroglobulin carrier and used to immunize mice. Conjugate-immunized mice produced antibodies which neutralized native CPE cytotoxicity, at least in part, by blocking enterotoxin binding. This peptide may be useful for the development of a vaccine to protect against CPE-mediated disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Genetics and Biochemistry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pennsylvania 15261-2072.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mietzner
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Kokai-Kun
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: McClane
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D003016:Clostridium perfringens / Q000276:immunology*; D004768:Enterotoxins / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D007114:Immunization; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology*; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000276:immunology; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D004768:Enterotoxins; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; C035598:enterotoxin, Clostridium; D013954:Thyroglobulin