title: Bovine herpesvirus type 1 glycoprotein C expression in MDBK cells and its reactivity in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
abstract: Glycoprotein C (gC) of bovine herpesvirus type 1 (BHV-1) is a major viral glycoprotein expressed at high level on the surface of infected cells and on the virion envelope. This glycoprotein is also a major target of immune response at both humoral and cellular levels. The plasmid pRSV-gC having complete coding gene for BHV-1 gC was transfected into MDBK cells and the expression of gC in these cells was detected by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS-PAGE) and immunoblot analysis. Transcription of the gC gene was confirmed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of total RNA isolated from transfected cells. MDBK cells expressing BHV-1 gC were used as antigen in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) of antibodies against BHV-1 in field sera. The results were found comparable (92.44%) with those obtained with BHV-1 purified antigen.
authors.affiliation: National Biotechnology Centre, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, India.
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saini
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D002417:Cattle; D002460:Cell Line / Q000737:chemistry; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007242:Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D015151:Immunoblotting / Q000379:methods; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014162:Transfection; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins; C038535:glycoprotein gC, herpes simplex virus type 1