title: [Synthesis, immunogenicity and antigenic characteristics of the glycoprotein E fragments from the tick-borne encephalitis virus].
abstract: Six peptide fragments of the envelope protein E of the tick-borne encephalitis virus involving the predicted T-helper epitopes were synthesized. Their ability to induce antibodies without conjugation with any high-molecular-mass carrier was studied in mice of three lines. Five of six synthesized peptides exhibited immunogenic properties, which differed in dependence on the haplotype of immunized mice. The peptide binding to the antiviral antibodies was studied, and two peptides were revealed that demonstrated a high ability to recognize the viral antibodies in the horse and human sera. These peptides are promising for the development of diagnostic agents for the tick-borne encephalitis virus.
authors.affiliation: Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Miklukho-Maklaya 16/10, GSP Moscow, 117997 Russia. tdvolkova@mail.ibch.ru
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Volkova
authors.forename: O M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Vol'pina
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Zhmak
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Ivanov
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Vorovich
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Timofeev
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D004669:Encephalitis Viruses, Tick-Borne / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C065696:glycoprotein E, Flavivirus