title: [Selection of a novel single-chain variable fragment antibody specifically against a linear epitope of white spot syndrome virus].
abstract: White spot syndrome virus (WSSV) is one of the most important pathogens in shrimp farm throughout the world. Many researches on WSSV have been done, but no efficient approach has been gained to protect and cure the disease. In this study, we constructed a single-chain fragment variable (scFv) antibody library displayed on phage using spleen cells from mice immunized with denatured WSSV. After several rounds of panning respectively against purified intact WSSV virions and purified VP28 expressed in Escherichia coli, five novel scFv antibodies specifically against WSSV were selected, one of which, clone P75E8, recognized a linear epitope. The location in virions of the epitopes recognized by the five scFv clones was determined by immunoelectron microscopy. This study provides a new way to obtain more different antibodies specifically binding to WSSV, and especially provides a new strategy to obtain scFvs against linear epitopes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Yuzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xiaohua
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Nan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Xiao
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Heping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Dai
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000939:Epitopes / Q000276:immunology; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D033561:Penaeidae / Q000821:virology*; D019151:Peptide Library; D046848:White spot syndrome virus 1 / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D000939:Epitopes; D007128:Immunoglobulin Fragments; D007135:Immunoglobulin Variable Region; D019151:Peptide Library