title: Identification of epitopes in cucumber mosaic virus using a phage-displayed random peptide library.
abstract: Antigenic sites in the cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) coat protein (CP) have been identified using a polyclonal antiserum prepared against glutaraldehyde-fixed virions. Antibodies were used to screen a random peptide library of heptamers displayed on the surface of a bacteriophage. Eight of 36 (22%) sequenced phage clones had inserts resembling a putative virion surface domain of the CMV CP. This region has the sequence LETDEL, corresponding to amino acids 194-199 in the Fny-CMV CP. The binding of phage clones to Fny-CMV antiserum was inhibited by a synthetic peptide representing this region. Six of 36 (17%) phage clones contained sequences corresponding to a C-terminal sequence in the Fny-CMV CP, which is thought to be internal in assembled virions. This sequence, EHQRIPTSGV, represents amino acids 206-215 and all but the P residue were observed in at least one clone. Four of 36 (11%) sequenced phage clones carried sequences that matched a portion of the sequence RLLLPDSV, corresponding to amino acids 89-96 in the Fny-CMV CP. This region was also identified as the antigenic site recognized by a monoclonal antibody (MAb23C10E4). Eleven percent of the phage (4 of 36) contained sequences matching at least three amino acids of the N-terminal region in the CMV CP. The positions of the antigenic sites seen in this study are consistent with a predicted structure for the CMV CP.
authors.affiliation: Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Perry
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D001435:Bacteriophages; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002213:Capsid / Q000276:immunology*; D017799:Cucumovirus / Q000276:immunology*; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D018985:Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology; D019151:Peptide Library; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D014026:Nicotiana; D014771:Virion / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D018985:Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D019151:Peptide Library