title: Specific bovine antibody response against a new recombinant Cryptosporidium parvum antigen containing 4 zinc-finger motifs.
abstract: A Cryptosporidium parvum sporozoite and oocyst lambda gt11 cDNA library was screened with a hyperimmune rabbit serum that was developed against insoluble fragments of ultrasonicated oocysts. A clone named Cp22.4.1 encoding a protein of 231 amino acids with 4 zinc-finger domains characterized by a Cys-X2-Cys-X4-His-X4-Cys motif was isolated and characterized. There was a complete match between the sequencing data of the coding region of Cp22.4.1 and the corresponding gene at chromosomal level. Cloning in a pBAD-TOPO-TA expression vector permitted to evaluate the antigenicity of the recombinant His-tagged antigen. This antigen was recognized by 2 out of 5 sera from Cryptosporidium immune calves and not by sera from parasite naive animals.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary and Agrochemical Research Centre, Groeselenberg 99, B-1180 Brussels, Belgium. dideg@var.fgov.be
authors.forename: Dirk C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: De Graaf
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: De Coninck
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Petry
authors.forename: Ilka B
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: Eeckhout
authors.forename: Johan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Peeters
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D001483:Base Sequence; D002417:Cattle / Q000276:immunology*; D016785:Cryptosporidium parvum / Q000276:immunology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D011817:Rabbits; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D016335:Zinc Fingers / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan; D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins