Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein.
The VP1 protein of duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV) is a major structural protein that induces neutralizing antibodies in ducks; however, B-cell epitopes on the VP1 protein of duck hepatitis A genotype 1 virus (DHAV-1) have not been characterized.To characterize B-cell epitopes on VP1, we used the mono...
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doaj-44dfad9f397b40c5b4a465d8166089ff2020-11-24T21:50:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01102e011804110.1371/journal.pone.0118041Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein.Xiaoying WuXiaojun LiQingshan ZhangShaozhou WulinXiaofei BaiTingting ZhangYue WangMing LiuYun ZhangThe VP1 protein of duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV) is a major structural protein that induces neutralizing antibodies in ducks; however, B-cell epitopes on the VP1 protein of duck hepatitis A genotype 1 virus (DHAV-1) have not been characterized.To characterize B-cell epitopes on VP1, we used the monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2D10 against Escherichia coli-expressed VP1 of DHAV-1. In vitro, mAb 2D10 neutralized DHAV-1 virus. By using an array of overlapping 12-mer peptides, we found that mAb 2D10 recognized phages displaying peptides with the consensus motif LPAPTS. Sequence alignment showed that the epitope 173LPAPTS178 is highly conserved among the DHAV-1 genotypes. Moreover, the six amino acid peptide LPAPTS was proven to be the minimal unit of the epitope with maximal binding activity to mAb 2D10. DHAV-1-positive duck serum reacted with the epitope in dot blotting assay, revealing the importance of the six amino acids of the epitope for antibody-epitope binding. Competitive inhibition assays of mAb 2D10 binding to synthetic LPAPTS peptides and truncated VP1 protein fragments, detected by Western blotting, also verify that LPAPTS was the VP1 epitope.We identified LPAPTS as a VP1-specific linear B-cell epitope recognized by the neutralizing mAb 2D10. Our findings have potential applications in the development of diagnostic techniques and epitope-based marker vaccines against DHAV-1.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4337900?pdf=render |
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Xiaoying Wu Xiaojun Li Qingshan Zhang Shaozhou Wulin Xiaofei Bai Tingting Zhang Yue Wang Ming Liu Yun Zhang Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein. PLoS ONE |
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Xiaoying Wu Xiaojun Li Qingshan Zhang Shaozhou Wulin Xiaofei Bai Tingting Zhang Yue Wang Ming Liu Yun Zhang |
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Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein. |
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Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein. |
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Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein. |
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Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein. |
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Identification of a conserved B-cell epitope on duck hepatitis A type 1 virus VP1 protein. |
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identification of a conserved b-cell epitope on duck hepatitis a type 1 virus vp1 protein. |
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The VP1 protein of duck hepatitis A virus (DHAV) is a major structural protein that induces neutralizing antibodies in ducks; however, B-cell epitopes on the VP1 protein of duck hepatitis A genotype 1 virus (DHAV-1) have not been characterized.To characterize B-cell epitopes on VP1, we used the monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2D10 against Escherichia coli-expressed VP1 of DHAV-1. In vitro, mAb 2D10 neutralized DHAV-1 virus. By using an array of overlapping 12-mer peptides, we found that mAb 2D10 recognized phages displaying peptides with the consensus motif LPAPTS. Sequence alignment showed that the epitope 173LPAPTS178 is highly conserved among the DHAV-1 genotypes. Moreover, the six amino acid peptide LPAPTS was proven to be the minimal unit of the epitope with maximal binding activity to mAb 2D10. DHAV-1-positive duck serum reacted with the epitope in dot blotting assay, revealing the importance of the six amino acids of the epitope for antibody-epitope binding. Competitive inhibition assays of mAb 2D10 binding to synthetic LPAPTS peptides and truncated VP1 protein fragments, detected by Western blotting, also verify that LPAPTS was the VP1 epitope.We identified LPAPTS as a VP1-specific linear B-cell epitope recognized by the neutralizing mAb 2D10. Our findings have potential applications in the development of diagnostic techniques and epitope-based marker vaccines against DHAV-1. |
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