title: Antigenic cell associated dengue 2 virus proteins detected in vitro using dengue fever patients sera.
abstract: At least three major antigenic dengue 2 virus proteins were recognized by pooled dengue fever patients' sera in infected Aedes albopictus (C6/36) mosquito cells. Dengue virus envelope (E), premembrane (PrM) and non-structural protein 1 (NS 1) dimer were detected beginning on day 3 postinfection in both the cell membrane and cytosolic fractions. Using the patients' sera, the presence of antigenic intermediate core protein (C)-PrM and NS1-non-structural protein 2a (NS2a) in the cytoplasmic fraction of dengue 2 virus infected cells was revealed. The presence of a approximately 92 and approximately 84 kDa NS 1 dimer in the membrane (NS 1m) and cytosolic (NS 1c) fractions of C6/36 cells, respectively, was also recognized. Using individual patient's serum, it was further confirmed that all patients' sera contained antibodies that specifically recognized E, NS 1 and PrM present in the dengue 2 virus-infected cell membrane fractions, suggesting that these glycosylated virus proteins were the main antigenic proteins recognized in vivo. Detection of dengue 2 virus C antibody in some patients further suggested that C could be antigenic if presented in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. sazaly@ummc.edu.my
authors.forename: Sazaly
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abubakar
authors.forename: Azmi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Azila
authors.forename: Misbah
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzana
authors.forename: Li-Yen
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000330:Aedes / Q000166:cytology / Q000821:virology; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D018929:Cell Culture Techniques; D002458:Cell Fractionation; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism / Q000821:virology; D003715:Dengue / Q000276:immunology*; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology; D014758:Viral Core Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D014764:Viral Proteins / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; C051821:E-glycoprotein, Dengue virus type 2; C079340:NS1 protein, Dengue virus type 2; D014758:Viral Core Proteins; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; D017361:Viral Nonstructural Proteins; D014764:Viral Proteins