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  • Title: Characterization of an antigen whose cell surface expression is induced by infection with Epstein-Barr virus.
    Author: Sugden B, Metzenberg S.
    Journal: J Virol; 1983 Jun; 46(3):800-7. PubMed ID: 6304342.
    Abstract:
    Metabolically labeled monoclonal antibodies were used to measure the number of determinants per cell for an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) cell surface antigen (EBVCS) (C. Kintner and B. Sugden, Nature [London] 294:458-460, 1981) which is expressed on the surface of EBV-transformed cells. The antigenic determinants were present approximately 5 X 10(5) times per in vitro-transformed cell. Immunoprecipitation followed by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels containing sodium dodecyl sulfate indicated that four independent monoclonal antibodies to EBVCS recognized a protein of 47,000 daltons. The identification of EBVCS isolated from EBV-transformed cells grown in tunicamycin demonstrated that the antigen when isolated from cells grown without this drug was glycosylated. Finally, preclearing experiments with monoclonal antibodies to EBVCS or to HLA (class I products of the human major histocompatibility locus) and to beta 2-microglobulin indicated that EBVCS is not a major histocompatibility type 1 antigen.
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