title: Borrelia burgdorferi-specific monoclonal antibodies derived from mice primed with Lyme disease spirochete-infected Ixodes scapularis ticks.
abstract: We have generated a panel of IgG monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) directed against Borrelia burgdorferi strain B31 antigens, using a method whereby mice were primed with organisms naturally inoculated by Ixodes scapularis nymphal ticks. Western blot analysis showed that these MAbs recognized several B. burgdorferi B31 antigens, including the complement inhibitor factor H-binding proteins ErpA/I/N and ErpC. Two other MAbs were specific for the RevA protein, and have enabled characterization of that previously unknown protein. The data presented here suggest that the production of MAbs from animals infected by tick-bite is a potentially useful tool for the identification of novel proteins synthesized by B. burgdorferi during mammalian infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. Lmbow@cntus.jnj.com
authors.forename: M Lamine
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Mbow
authors.forename: Robert D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Gilmore
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stevenson
authors.forename: William T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Golde
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Piesman
authors.forename: Barbara J B
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D025065:Borrelia burgdorferi / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007114:Immunization; D018884:Ixodes / Q000276:immunology*; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000276:immunology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D013154:Spleen / Q000276:immunology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D001426:Bacterial Proteins