title: Identification of immunodominant VP1 linear epitope of enterovirus 71 (EV71) using synthetic peptides for detecting human anti-EV71 IgG antibodies in Western blots.
abstract: A major IgG-specific immunodominant VP1 linear epitope of enterovirus 71 (EV71) strain 41 (5865/SIN/00009), defined by the core sequence LEGTTNPNG, was identified by Pepscan analysis. Oligonucleotides corresponding to the amino-acid sequence of synthetic peptide SP32 were cloned and over-expressed in Escherichia coli as a recombinant glutathione-S-transferase (GST)-SP32 fusion protein. In ELISAs, this protein did not react with human anti-EV71 IgG antibodies, but there was significant immunoreactivity according to western blot analysis. The amino-acid sequence of SP32 was highly specific for detecting EV71 strains in western blot analysis, and showed no immunoreactivity with monoclonal antibodies raised against other enteroviruses, e.g., CA9 and Echo 6.
authors: Department of Microbiology, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
authors: D G W
authors: DG
authors: Foo
authors: R X
authors: RX
authors: Ang
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Alonso
authors: V T K
authors: VT
authors: Chow
authors: S H
authors: SH
authors: Quak
authors: C L
authors: CL
authors: Poh
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D015153:Blotting, Western; D002648:Child; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D029821:Enterovirus A, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D009841:Oligonucleotides / Q000235:genetics; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D009841:Oligonucleotides; D011993:Recombinant Fusion Proteins