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  • Title: Linear epitopes in African swine fever virus p72 recognized by monoclonal antibodies prepared against baculovirus-expressed antigen.
    Author: Heimerman ME, Murgia MV, Wu P, Lowe AD, Jia W, Rowland RR.
    Journal: J Vet Diagn Invest; 2018 May; 30(3):406-412. PubMed ID: 29327672.
    Abstract:
    Protein p72 is the major capsid protein of African swine fever virus (ASFV) and is an important target for test and vaccine development. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were prepared against a recombinant antigenic fragment, from amino acid (aa) 20-303, expressed in baculovirus. A total of 29 mAbs were recovered and tested by immunofluorescent antibody (IFA) staining on ASFV Lisbon-infected Vero cells. Six antibodies were IFA-positive and selected for further characterization. Epitope mapping was performed against overlapping polypeptides expressed in E. coli and oligopeptides. Based on oligopeptide recognition, the mAbs were divided into 4 groups: mAb 85 (aa 165-171); mAbs 65-3 and 6H9-1 (aa 265-280); mAbs 8F7-3 and 23 (aa 280-294); and mAb 4A4 (aa 290-303). All mAbs were located within a highly conserved region in p72. This panel of antibodies provides the opportunity to develop new assays for the detection of ASFV antibody and antigen.
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