Characterization of monoclonal antibodies to Marburg virus nucleoprotein (NP) that can be used for NP-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

2005 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 111-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masayuki Saijo ◽  
Masahiro Niikura ◽  
Akihiko Maeda ◽  
Tetsutaro Sata ◽  
Takeshi Kurata ◽  
...  
1998 ◽  
Vol 64 (12) ◽  
pp. 5033-5038 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. de Vries ◽  
K. A. Zwaagstra ◽  
J. H. J. Huis in’t Veld ◽  
F. van Knapen ◽  
F. G. van Zijderveld ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Salmonella typhimurium expresses two antigenically distinct flagellins, each containing a different H antigen (i and 1,2), the combination of which is highly specific for this serotype. In this study, overlapping recombinant flagellin fragments were constructed from the fliC(H:i) and fljB (H:1,2) flagellin genes, and the expression products were tested for binding to H antigen-specific monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies. A minimal area, 86 amino acids for H:i and 102 amino acids for H:1,2, located in the central variable domain of each flagellin was required for the binding of serotype-specific antibodies, providing further evidence for the presence of a discontinuous H epitope. Two peptides comprising these areas were shown to be highly suitable for application as antigens in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay detecting S. typhimurium-specific antibody.


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