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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-10-26
pubmed:abstractText
The surface glycoprotein, gp70, of feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) contains sites which are important in inducing neutralizing antibodies. Using synthetic peptides corresponding to nucleotide sequence 729-957 (amino acid sequence 243-319) of FeLV-A/Glasgow-1, the antigenicity and immunogenicity of this part of the viral surface glycoprotein were investigated. The region contains two highly conserved domains separated by a variable region (VR4), when compared with FeLV of subgroups B and C, and an epitope known to be involved in virus neutralization is located in the N-terminal conserved domain. Five murine monoclonal antibodies generated by immunization with virus were found to be directed to this domain and four were virus-neutralizing. Polyclonal mouse, rabbit and cat anti-FeLV antisera, which were virus-neutralizing, were directed to B-cell epitopes in the peptides. To determine if those synthetic peptides could induce neutralizing antibodies, rabbits were immunized with the peptides, singly or in combination. Antibody responses were measured by ELISA for anti-peptide, anti-FeLV and anti-gp70 activity, by immunoblotting, by membrane immunofluorescence and by virus-neutralization tests. Virus-neutralizing antibodies were induced by FeLV gp70 peptides and there was a synergistic effect on antibody production when a combination of peptides covering amino acid sequence 243-319 of FeLV-A was used. In a second experiment, six rabbits and six cats were immunized with a combination of two peptides, which covered the above-defined FeLV gp70 sequence. Comparisons were made of the responses to these peptides incorporated into immunostimulating complexes (ISCOMs) via myristic acid tails, inoculated with 'empty' ISCOMs, or with Al(OH)3. Complete Freund's adjuvant (CFA) had a very strong potentiating effect on the induction of antibodies and immunization with peptides incorporated into ISCOMs was superior to immunization using adjuvants other than CFA. It is very promising that not only in rabbits, but also in the natural host of FeLV, the cat, anti-FeLV gp70 (peptides) antibodies could be induced by FeLV gp70 peptides.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Monoclonal, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antibodies, Viral, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Antigens, Viral, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Epitopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/ISCOMs, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Fragments, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Vaccines, Synthetic, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Viral Envelope Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Viral Vaccines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/feline leukemia virus vaccine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/glycoprotein gp70, Feline leukemia...
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0264-410X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:geneSymbol
env
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
946-56
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Antibodies, Monoclonal, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Antibodies, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Antibody Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Antigens, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-B-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Cats, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Epitopes, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-ISCOMs, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Immunity, Active, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Immunization, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Immunologic Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Leukemia Virus, Feline, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Mice, Inbred BALB C, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Retroviridae Proteins, Oncogenic, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Vaccines, Synthetic, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Viral Envelope Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:7692683-Viral Vaccines
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Induction of feline leukaemia virus-neutralizing antibodies by immunization with synthetic peptides derived from the FeLV env gene.
pubmed:affiliation
The Netherlands Cancer Institute (Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Huis), Division of Immunology, Amsterdam.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't