title: Comparing tandem repeats and multiple antigenic peptides as the antigens to detect antibodies by enzyme immunoassay.
abstract: Short synthetic peptides are useful alternatives to whole lysate or recombinant proteins as the antigens used for serodiagnosis of bacterial or viral infections. However, certain known antigenic peptides displayed low seroreactivities in direct enzyme immunoassay. This was believed to be due to the low coating efficiency, a constrained orientation, or loss of flexibility required for optimal antibody binding. Using a model peptide system derived from the V3-loop of HIV-1 gp120, we demonstrated that low antigenicity could be overcome by using either tandem repeats (TR) or multiple antigenic peptides (MAPs) which contained the same amino acid sequence as the monomeric peptide. In our model system, a four-branch MAP was a better choice compared to the tandem repeats because of the MAP's slightly higher sensitivity and lower cost of production.
authors.affiliation: Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road, Mail Stop D12, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Pau
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D000941:Antigens / Q000737:chemistry*; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D000941:Antigens; D015483:HIV Antibodies; D015699:HIV Envelope Protein gp120; C059762:HIV envelope protein gp120 (305-321); D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides