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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-7-16
pubmed:abstractText
The antigenic properties of 21 Japanese field isolates and two Australian strains of Akabane (AKA) virus (Simbu serogroup, bunyavirus) isolated from 1959 to 1990 were compared by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), plaque-reduction neutralization (PRNT) and hemagglutination inhibition (HI) tests using monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) to the OBE-1 strain of AKA virus. Sixteen Mabs were established by fusing P3X63Ag8U1 mouse myeloma cells and spleen cells from BALB/c mice immunized with the OBE-1 strain. Of the 16 clones, 13 produced immunoglobulin (Ig) which precipitated glycoprotein G1 and three produced Ig which precipitated nucleoprotein (N). Twelve out of 13 Mabs had both NT and HI activities to not only the homologous OBE-1 strain but also the other isolates. By the competitive binding assay, at least five antigenic regions for G1, and two for N were defined. Some of the anti-G1 Mabs which reacted to the same antigenic region had unique reactivity while anti-N Mabs recognizing the same epitope reacted with almost the same degree to all of the isolates. Finally, nine epitopes of the G1 protein in five different antigenic regions have been identified. There was no striking correlation between isolation date and place of the isolates and their reactivity to Mabs. A most interesting result is that three isolates collected in the same place over a three week period had different reactivity patterns detected by ELISA, showing great antigenic variation of the virus. AKA virus may be a single gene pool consisting of different genotypes in the field.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0168-1702
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
187-96
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1997
pubmed:articleTitle
Antigenic diversity of Akabane virus detected by monoclonal antibodies.
pubmed:affiliation
National Institute of Animal Health, Ibaraki, Japan. hmitsu@niah.affrc.go.jp
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't