Epitope identification and <Emphasis Type="Italic">in silico</Emphasis> prediction of the specificity of antibodies binding to the coat proteins of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Potato Virus Y</Emphasis> strains |
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Authors: | Hans?Keller Rikus?Pomp Jaap?Bakker Email author" target="_blank">Arjen?SchotsEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Antibody Technology, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Nematology, Wageningen University, Binnenhaven 5, P. O. Box 8123, 6700 ES Wageningen, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | A phage library containing 2.7 × 109 randomly expressed peptides was used to determine the epitopes of three monoclonal antibodies that bind to the coat protein of potato virus Y. Construction of the consensus sequences for the peptides obtained after three selection rounds indicated that each antibody recognized a different epitope located within the first 50 N-terminal amino acids of the coat protein. The location of the epitopes was confirmed by heterologous expression of the N-terminal part of the coat protein in Escherichia coli, and, subsequently, by performing an immunological test with the three antibodies. The accuracy of the phage library was demonstrated by predicting in silico the cross-reactivity of the three antibodies with other potyvirus family members. ELISA and in silico predictions revealed the same results in almost every case. The potential of peptide phage libraries to optimize the use of antibodies in plant virology is discussed. |
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Keywords: | cross-reactivity inhibitory peptides phage display |
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