title: Identification of an epitope common to genogroup 1 "norwalk-like viruses".
abstract: A panel of 10 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to recombinant Norwalk virus (NV) capsid protein were tested in competition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays. Patterns of competition indicated that these MAbs recognize six to eight epitopes covering five nonoverlapping regions of the capsid protein. A single epitope, recognized by NV MAbs NV3901, NV3912, and NV2461 was found to occur in the majority of genogroup 1 (G1) but not genogroup 2 (G2) "Norwalk-like viruses" (NLVs). This observation supports the subdivision of human NLVs into two genogroups and provides an assay for the rapid identification of G1 NLVs in fecal specimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas 77030, USA.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hale
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kitamoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciarlet
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Estes
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D017250:Caliciviridae Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology; D002213:Capsid / Q000276:immunology*; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D005243:Feces / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D009663:Norwalk virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D000939:Epitopes; C121877:Norwalk virus capsid; D011994:Recombinant Proteins