title: [Identification of VP3 antigenic epitopes of infectious bursal disease virus].
abstract: Infectious bursal disease virus(IBD) causes infectious bursal disease (IBD), which infects bursal of chicken and can evoke immune suppression. This study identified the antigenic epitopes of four McAbs to IBDV VP3(HRB-3F, HRB-7B, HRB-7C and HRB-10E)with pepscan. A set of 17 partially overlapping or consecutive peptides (P1-P17) spanning VP3 were expressed for epitope screening by pepscan. Finally, two antigenic epitopes, 109-119aa and 177-190aa of IBDV VP3, were identified by Western blot and ELISA. The peptides on epitopes could react with IBDV, and they had better immunnogenicity. The sequences of epitopes were compared with that of several other IBDV strains in the same region, and was found they were totally homologous. This study showed the two epitopes were novel conserved linear B cell epitopes on the VP3 of IBDV. This study provides basis for the development of immunity-based prophylactic, therapeutic and diagnostic measures for control of IBD and further for structural and functional analysis of IBDV.
authors: Veterinary Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Harbin 150001, China.
authors: Xiao-yun
authors: XY
authors: Deng
authors: Yu-long
authors: YL
authors: Gao
authors: Hong-lei
authors: HL
authors: Gao
authors: Xiao-le
authors: XL
authors: Qi
authors: Xiao-yan
authors: XY
authors: Wang
authors: Xiao-mei
authors: XM
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D015153:Blotting, Western; D036022:Capsid Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D000939:Epitopes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D007106:Immune Sera / Q000276:immunology; D007114:Immunization; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007243:Infectious bursal disease virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D036022:Capsid Proteins; D000939:Epitopes; D007106:Immune Sera