title: Chimeric synthetic peptide as antigen for immunodiagnosis of HIV-1 infection.
abstract: One chimeric peptide incorporating antigenic sequences from the gp41 transmembrane region (peptide H-18) and the gp120 envelope region (peptide H-15) corresponding to amino acids (587-617) on gp41 and (495-516) on gp120 of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV 1) was synthesized. Both sequences were separated by two glycine residues. This peptide was evaluated as antigen in an ultramicro-enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (UMELISA) with samples derived from HIV-1 (n = 30) with different titers of antibodies and healthy blood donors (n = 30). The results were compared to plates coated with monomeric peptides and to plates coated with two monomeric peptides together. Results demonstrated that monomeric peptides gp41 (H-18) and gp120 (H-15) were good as antigens with samples that present antibodies to these regions. The chimeric peptide was the most antigenic. Those results may be related to the peptide structure, adsorption to the solid surface, and epitope accessibility to the antibodies. This chimeric peptide would be very useful for HIV-1 diagnostics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Peptide Synthesis, Immunoassay Center, Havana, Cuba. iqpeptidos@cie.sld.cu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pozo
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gómez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Melchor
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000235:genetics; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015488:HIV Antigens; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; D015700:HIV Envelope Protein gp41; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins