title: Comparison of the relative roles of the F and HN surface glycoproteins of the paramyxovirus simian virus 5 in inducing protective immunity.
abstract: To compare the relative roles of the paramyxovirus simian virus 5 (SV5) major surface glycoproteins, fusion (F) and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN), in inducing protective immunity, two recombinant vaccinia viruses were constructed. The F and HN polypeptides expressed by the recombinant viruses were indistinguishable from their authentic SV5 counterparts in electrophoretic mobility, glycosylation, and, for the F protein, cleavage of the precursor, F0, to the disulfide-linked subunits F1 and F2. Injection of rabbits and hamsters with live recombinant virus elicited an antibody response to either F or HN and provided a source of monospecific polyclonal antisera to the SV5 proteins. The vaccinia virus-SV5 F (vaccinia-F) recombinant induced higher levels of neutralizing antibody than did the vaccinia-HN recombinant, but animals inoculated with vaccinia-HN were better protected from challenge with SV5. Animals infected with both the vaccinia-HN and vaccinia-F viruses were nearly as well protected from challenge as were animals infected with SV5.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006224:Cricetinae; D005260:Female; D015707:HN Protein; D007114:Immunization; D008647:Mesocricetus; D010252:Paramyxoviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic / Q000276:immunology*; D014616:Vaccinia virus / Q000235:genetics; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000941:Antigens; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D015707:HN Protein; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins; D014765:Viral Vaccines