title: Expression of an antigenic polypeptide of the human parvovirus B19.
abstract: The DNA fragment of the human parvovirus B19, with 715 nucleotides between nucleotide positions 3141-3856 was expressed in Escherichia coli as a beta-galactosidase fusion protein. The plasmid vector pSS20d used for this purpose permits cleavage of the viral gene product from the beta-galactosidase moiety by collagenase. After purification by p-aminophenyl-beta-D-thiogalactoside-sepharose and superose, a soluble protein with a molecular mass of 28 kDa was isolated. It represents a common part of the viral capsid proteins VP1 and VP2. This bacterially derived parvoviral gene product can be used for detection of anti-B19 antibodies in human sera.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Georg-August-University, Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eiffert
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Köchel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heuer
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Tratschin
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Thomssen
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D002213:Capsid / Q000235:genetics; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D003012:Microbial Collagenase / Q000378:metabolism; D010321:Parvoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D010957:Plasmids; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; D003012:Microbial Collagenase