A monoclonal antibody to ICP4 of MDV recognizing ICP4 of serotype 1 and 3 MDV strains

Z. Xing, Q. Xie, R. W. Morgan, K. A. Schat

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Abstract

Monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were prepared against ICP4 of Marek's disease virus (MDV). Mice were inoculated with ICP4 obtained from High-Five insect cells infected with a recombinant baculovirus expressing ICP4. MAbs were selected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using MDV-infected and control chick kidney cells as antigens. One of the MAbs, 5H8, recognized an epitope toward the carboxyl terminus of ICP4 based on staining of reticuloendotheliosis virus-transformed cells transfected with full-length and truncated ICP4 constructs. This MAb recognized ICP4 in chicken embryo fibroblasts (CEFs) infected with MDV strains JM 16 and HVT but not with SB-1 strain. Using Western blot analysis a protein of 155 kDa was detected in CEFs infected with JM 16 and HVT strains.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)113-120
Number of pages8
JournalActa Virologica
Volume43
Issue number2-3
StatePublished - Apr 1999

Keywords

  • ICP4
  • MDV
  • Monoclonal antibody

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