title: Preparation of monoclonal antibodies against pseudorabies virus glycoprotein gC by adenovirus immunization alone or as a boost following DNA priming.
abstract: The objective of the present study was to demonstrate the usefulness of recombinant adenoviral vector in the generation of monoclonal antibodies (MAb) against natural epitopes of proteins using the glycoprotein gC of pseudorabies virus (PRV) as the target antigen. The recombinant adenovirus expressing the glycoprotein gC (Ad-gC) was constructed according to the AdMax method. Three immunization protocols consisting of various combinations of intramuscular injection of Ad-gC and a plasmid DNA expressing gC (pcDNA-gC) were conducted in BALB/c mice at 2-week intervals. The two groups with the highest antibody levels (Ad-gC/Ad-gC and pcDNA-gC/pcDNA-gC/Ad-gC) were selected for fusion following a final protein boost. Nine MAbs against the glycoprotein gC of PRV were subsequently developed and characterized to be isotypes of IgG1, IgG2a, and IgG2b with ascitic titers ranging from 1:2 x 10(5) to 1:5 x 10(6). Immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and Western blotting analysis confirmed that these MAbs could recognize linear epitopes on the glycoprotein gC of PRV. Our results provide a new strategy for preparation of specific MAb against viral protein.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Preventive Veterinary Medicine of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Veterinary Medicine and State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Zhenhai
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xinna
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hanchun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000256:Adenoviridae / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002460:Cell Line; D005260:Female; D005822:Genetic Vectors; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010957:Plasmids; D019444:Vaccines, DNA / Q000276:immunology*; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D019444:Vaccines, DNA; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C042966:pseudorabies virus glycoproteins