Development of an Equine Herpesvirus Type 4-Specific Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Using a B-Cell Epitope as an Antigen

AUTOR(ES)

Maeda, Ken

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The equine herpesvirus type 4 (EHV-4)-specific region of glycoprotein G has served as an antigen for serodiagnosis and seroepizootic studies of EHV-4 infection (B. S. Crabb and M. J. Studdert, J. Virol. 67:6332-6338, 1993; S. Yasunaga, K. Maeda, T. Matsumura, K. Kai, H. Iwata, and T. Inoue, J. Vet. Med. Sci. 60:1133-137, 1998; S. Yasunaga, K. Maeda, T. Matsumura, T. Kondo, and K. Kai, J. Vet. Med. Sci. 62:687-691, 2000). Here we identified a major B-cell epitope in the type-specific region of EHV-4 and applied it as an antigen in enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs). A 24-amino-acid repeat sequence expressed as a glutathione S-transferase fusion protein specifically reacted as well as the type-specific region with sera from foals infected with EHV-4. Five synthetic peptides (12-mer peptides) in the repeat sequence were included as ELISA antigens. The results indicated that the 12-mer peptide MKNNPIYSEGSL contained a major B-cell epitope specific for EHV-4 infection. Inclusion of this 12-mer peptide in ELISAs for an epidemiological study specifically detected EHV-4 infection in the field. These results indicated that the 12-mer epitope was responsible for the type-specific antibody response and therefore is useful for seroepizootic studies and serodiagnosis of EHV-4 infection.

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