title: Antigenic analysis of human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) and HHV-6 using immune sera and monoclonal antibodies against HHV-7.
abstract: Using polyclonal and monoclonal (MAbs) antibodies to human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7), we have studied HHV-7-specific polypeptides. Human sera were obtained during the convalescent phase from patients with exanthem subitum due to HHV-7, and at least 16 HHV-7-specific polypeptides with apparent molecular masses of 26-210 kDa were immuno-precipitated. Sera prepared in mice also precipitated at least 17 HHV-7-specific polypeptides with molecular masses of 26-210 kDa. Among them, the most commonly observed antigenic protein had an apparent molecular mass of 52 kDa. Forty-two clones secreting MAbs against HHV-7-specific proteins, as determined by immunofluorescence assays, were established from BALB/c mice immunized with HHV-7-infected cell extracts. Seven MAbs which immunoprecipitated HHV-7-specific polypeptides were further characterized. Two of these, MAbs 5E12 and 5F12, reacted predominantly with glyco-proteins of 78 kDa and 85 kDa, respectively, and possessed neutralizing activity. This suggests that there are at least two neutralization-inducing proteins in HHV-7. MAb 16B4 reacted with the major immunogenic protein of 52 kDa. Five of the 42 MAbs also reacted in immunofluorescence assays with HHV-6 antigens to the same degree as to HHV-7. Two other MAbs, 7C10 and 10F1, recognized an HHV-7 protein of 40 kDa, and only 7C10 cross-reacted with an HHV-6 protein of 45 kDa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okuno
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanishi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D003429:Cross Reactions; D015654:Herpesvirus 6, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D016199:Herpesvirus 7, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007106:Immune Sera