title: Antigenic structure of chimeras of type 1 and type 3 polioviruses involving antigenic sites 2, 3 and 4.
abstract: Chimeric polioviruses have been made in which regions of the type 1 Sabin strain corresponding to antigenic sites 2, 3 and 4 have been replaced by the corresponding regions of the type 3 Sabin strain. Manipulation of one site or a component of it generally did not affect the reactions of the others, suggesting that they form independent structural features. The extent to which the inserted site expressed the antigenic properties of type 3 could be assessed by reaction with polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies, or by immunogenicity. Site 2 could be expressed on infectious virus and site 3 on heated non-infectious virus (C antigen), but not on the native virion. The results are consistent with the view that sites consisting of a continuous sequence of amino acids may be presented on chimeras, whereas more complex sites, such as site 4 or site 3 of the native virion, are transferred less readily from type 3 to type 1.
authors.affiliation: National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Hertfordshire, U.K.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Minor
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferguson
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katrak
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Howlett
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Almond
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D002678:Chimera; D000939:Epitopes; D007106:Immune Sera; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D017955:Poliovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D011817:Rabbits; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000939:Epitopes; D007106:Immune Sera