title: Baculovirus expression of the fusion protein gene of bovine respiratory syncytial virus and utility of the recombinant protein in a diagnostic enzyme immunoassay.
abstract: The fusion (F) protein of bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV) was expressed by using a baculovirus vector. Antigenicity was tested by immunofluorescence analysis with F-specific monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. Antibodies to recombinant F protein raised in a rabbit neutralized BRSV and human respiratory syncytial virus infectivity when tested in a plaque reduction assay. The recombinant F protein was evaluated as a source of antigen in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and this ELISA was compared with the virus neutralization (VN) test for detecting BRSV antibodies in 10 consecutive serum samples from four calves vaccinated with a live modified BRSV vaccine and from two nonvaccinated control calves. The ELISA with the baculovirus-expressed F protein as an antigen compared favorably with the VN test and is a rapid, sensitive, and specific method for detecting serum antibodies to BRSV.
authors.affiliation: Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maryland, College Park 20742, USA.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Pastey
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Samal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D016367:Baculoviridae / Q000235:genetics*; D002417:Cattle; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018112:Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Bovine / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D014611:Vaccination; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007106:Immune Sera; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014760:Viral Fusion Proteins