title: Identification and characterization of a cellular protein that cross-reacts with the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen.
abstract: A 62,000-dalton (62K) cell protein reacts with antisera to the 72K polypeptide of the Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen (EBNA) in immunoblots. This protein was initially detected in EBNA-negative as well as EBNA-positive cell lines with anti-EBNA-positive human sera. A monoclonal antibody raised against the 72K EBNA and an antiserum from a rabbit immunized with the glycine-alanine domain of EBNA also reacted with the cellular protein. The cellular protein was partially purified from Epstein-Barr virus genome-positive and -negative cell lines. Absorption experiments identified a shared antigenic determinant between the 72K EBNA and 62K cellular protein. A comparison of the 62K protein and EBNA by protease digestion did not reveal similar peptides.
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D003429:Cross Reactions; D000939:Epitopes; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D011506:Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000939:Epitopes; D019309:Epstein-Barr Virus Nuclear Antigens; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D011506:Proteins