title: A unique monoclonal antibody that recognizes mature p17 of HIV-1 but not its precursor.
abstract: The entire and partial gag regions of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) were overproduced in Escherichia coli and used for epitope mapping of antibodies against p17. We found that a mouse monoclonal antibody to p17, V17 recognizes the mature p17 but not the unprocessed Gag proteins containing the entire p17 moiety. Further analysis revealed that V17 recognizes the C-terminal 12-amino-acid region of p17 having free C-terminus. This monoclonal antibody may be useful for monitoring the maturation of virus particles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Chemotherapy, Osaka University, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shinagawa
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D004926:Escherichia coli; D015683:Gene Products, gag / Q000276:immunology*; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D011498:Protein Precursors / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D014764:Viral Proteins; D054301:gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015683:Gene Products, gag; D015488:HIV Antigens; D011498:Protein Precursors; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D054301:gag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus; C054858:p17 protein, Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1