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  • Title: Monoclonal antibodies reveal antigenic differences in refractile bodies of avian Eimeria sporozoites.
    Author: Augustine PC, Danforth HD, McAndrew SJ.
    Journal: J Parasitol; 1988 Aug; 74(4):653-9. PubMed ID: 3294368.
    Abstract:
    Monoclonal antibodies were developed against refractile body antigens of 4 species of avian Eimeria, E. meleagrimitis, E. adenoeides, E. acervulina, and E. tenella. Although antibodies from 8 different cell lines were used in this study, all produced similar fluorescent and gold-labeling patterns. By immunofluorescent antibody techniques, 5 of the 8 antibodies cross-reacted with all 4 of the Eimeria species that were examined; the other 3 antibodies reacted only with the species against which they were produced or with a limited number of species. In Western blot analyses using SDS-solubilized sporozoites as antigen, 4 of the cross-reactive antibodies recognized multiple bands; the predominant bands had molecular weights of approximately 23, 45, and 90 kilodaltons (kDa). Two of the antibodies with more limited reactivity recognized either a single band at 23 kDa (91C7), or bands at 23 and 45 kDa (4115); another reacted only with several bands greater than 100 kDa (4D10). The molecular weights of the antigens did not decrease markedly after digestion with N-glycanase F, indicating that if the refractile body antigens contained significant amounts of N-linked carbohydrate it was refractory to the enzyme. Collectively, the data indicate that antigens of the sporozoite refractile bodies differ among the Eimeria species. Some antigens are conserved, whereas others differ in distribution or frequency among the individual species.
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