title: Analysis of computer-predicted antibody inducing epitope on Japanese encephalitis virus.
abstract: Theoretical methods to delineate antibody inducing epitopes have been employed to predict antigenic determinants on envelope glycoprotein (gpE) of Japanese encephalitis (JE), West Nile (WN) and Dengue (DEN) I-IV viruses. A predicted region on JE virus gpE 74CPTTGEAHNEKRAD87 was synthesized, conjugated to KLH (KLH-peptide) and used in immunization of mice. A mouse monoclonal antibody (MoAb IVB4) reactive to the peptide was also found to react with native JE virus gpE. Characterization of the idiotypic (ID) determinants with the help of polyclonal domain-specific anti-ID antibodies revealed that polyclonal anti-KLH-peptide antibodies and MoAb IVB4 are flavivirus-cross-reactive to Hx and NHx domains, respectively. The region 74-87 in JE virus gpE has been mapped as a linking area between Hx and NHx domains. Reactivity of the peptide with sera from JE patients and vaccinees also indicated the feasibility of using predicted peptides for diagnostic and prophylastic purposes.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Virology, Pune, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kutubuddin
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Gore
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banerjee
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Kolaskar
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D002648:Child; D003429:Cross Reactions; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology; D004664:Encephalitis Virus, Japanese / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D004672:Encephalitis, Japanese / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D000939:Epitopes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010455:Peptides / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000276:immunology; D017434:Protein Structure, Tertiary; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000939:Epitopes; D007106:Immune Sera; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D010455:Peptides; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C080628:glycoprotein E, Japanese encephalitis virus