title: Identification of immunodominant T-cell epitopes present in glycoprotein 5 of the North American genotype of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus.
abstract: Ninety-six pentadecapeptides spanning glycoprotein 5 (GP5) of porcine reproductive and respiratory virus (PRRSV) were screened for their ability to elicit a recall interferon-gamma response from peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from 22 pigs infected with up to two genetically divergent PRRSV strains. Two distinct regions (amino acid residues 117-131, LAALICFVIRLAKNC, and 149-163, KGRLYRWRSPVII/VEK) appeared to contain immunodominant T-cell epitopes based on their ability to stimulate above average numbers of interferon-gamma secreting cells as compared to other GP5 peptides. A survey of PRRSV isolates indicated that these two sites are relatively conserved with at most a two amino acid variation and thus should be considered for incorporation into a multi-valent vaccine against PRRS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, 2001 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802, USA.
authors.forename: Kapil
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vashisht
authors.forename: Tony L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Husmann
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schnitzlein
authors.forename: Federico A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Zuckermann
mesh_terms: D019943:Amino Acid Substitution; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D017124:Conserved Sequence; D018604:Epitope Mapping; D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology*; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes / Q000276:immunology*; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000378:metabolism; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000276:immunology; D019316:Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus / Q000276:immunology*; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013552:Swine; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D018984:Epitopes, T-Lymphocyte; D016056:Immunodominant Epitopes; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C114789:glycoprotein 5, PRRSV; D007371:Interferon-gamma