title: Highly sensitive assay for human herpesvirus 8 antibodies that uses a multiple antigenic peptide derived from open reading frame K8.1.
abstract: The immunodominant region of the human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8), the antibody-binding site of glycoprotein K8.1A, was mapped to the N-terminal region by using overlapping peptides and a residue replacement method. The main epitope was located within residues 44 to 56 (GQVYQDWL----C). Based on this information, we developed an enzyme immunoassay to detect HHV-8 antibodies in human sera using a four-branch multiple antigenic peptide as the antigen. The sensitivity and specificity of the assay were 96 and 99.4%, respectively. This assay should be useful for population-based, epidemiological studies of HHV-8 infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of AIDS, STD, and TB Laboratory Research, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. lxl7@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Lee L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Lam
authors.forename: Chou-Pong
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Pau
authors.forename: Sheila C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Dollard
authors.forename: Philip E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Pellett
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Spira
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D019288:Herpesvirus 8, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D016366:Open Reading Frames / Q000235:genetics; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D012514:Sarcoma, Kaposi / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000821:virology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014764:Viral Proteins
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D006023:Glycoproteins; C113454:K8.1 protein, Human herpesvirus 8; D010455:Peptides; D014764:Viral Proteins