title: Antibodies to an Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen synthetic peptide in infectious mononucleosis. Report of two cases.
abstract: The Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen (EBNA-1) contains a region of repeating glycine and alanine amino acids. It has been shown that this region contains a major epitope of EBNA-1. With well-characterized sequential sera from two cases of acute infectious mononucleosis, a specific IgM response was detected to the EBNA-1 synthetic peptide by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Conversely, an IgG response was observed in the convalescent phase of the illness with a progressive decline of the IgM antibodies. This response was observed with heterophil-positive and heterophil-negative EBV/IM. The peptide-specific serologic response was confirmed by immunoblotting, the serial serum samples on extracts of EBV transformed B-cells. There was excellent correlation between the antipeptide ELISA and blotting techniques.
authors.affiliation: Johnson and Johnson Biotechnology Center, San Diego, California 92121.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rhodes
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Geltosky
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Horwitz
mesh_terms: D000210:Acute-Phase Reaction / Q000276:immunology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile / Q000032:analysis; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D003289:Convalescence; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007244:Infectious Mononucleosis / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000910:Antibodies, Heterophile; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; C041788:Epstein-Barr viral capsid antigen; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011994:Recombinant Proteins