title: Identification and diagnostic value of a major antibody epitope on the 12 kDa antigen from Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid disease) cyst fluid.
abstract: An IgG1 monoclonal antibody (MoAb), designated C9E7H8, has been produced against an epitope on the 12 kDa antigen of Echinococcus granulosus cyst fluid, believed to represent the smallest subunit of antigen B. This MoAb, raised against purified 12 kDa antigen eluted from a reducing SDS-PAGE gel, demonstrated strong binding to native sheep cyst fluid in ELISA and recognition of all three subunits of antigen B (at 12, 16, 23 kDa) by immunoblot under both reducing and non-reducing conditions. Immunoblot analysis also indicated that the complementary epitope is conserved amongst cyst fluids from different intermediate hosts of E. granulosus, including fluids from cysts of two distinct strains, and is present in cyst fluid from E. multilocularis. The monoclonal displays binding to a cDNA clone, EgPS-3, which we have previously shown expresses part of the 12 kDa molecule. EgPS-3, expressed as a glutathione-S-transferase fusion protein, was successful in positive detection of 74% of cystic hydatid patients, although cross-reactions were observed with 25% of sera from alveolar hydatid and 22% of sera from schistosomiasis japonica patients. Three peptides, based on the predicted amino acid sequence of EgPS-3, showed increased specificity but slightly reduced sensitivity in the detection of antibody from E. granulosus patients. The predominant epitope recognized by human antibody occurs in the N-terminal 27 amino acids (peptide 65) of EgPS-3 which also correlates with the location of the monoclonal antibody epitope.
authors.affiliation: Molecular Parasitology Unit, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Bancroft Centre, Australia.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Leggatt
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: McManus
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D000947:Antigens, Helminth / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000276:immunology*; D004446:Echinococcus / Q000276:immunology*; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D015801:Helminth Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D012554:Schistosomiasis japonica / Q000276:immunology; D012756:Sheep
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000947:Antigens, Helminth; C087946:EgPS-3 protein, Echinococcus granulosus; D000939:Epitopes; D015801:Helminth Proteins; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins