A novel cDNA clone encoding a specific excretory secretory antigen of larval Trichinella pseudospiralis

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Chung, YYY [1 ]
Ko, RC [1 ]
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[1] Univ Hong Kong, Dept Zool, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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10.1007/s004360050616
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R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
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A cDNA library for Trichinella pseudospiralis was constructed to study the expression of specific antigens. Four positive clones were identified using antibodies against the excretory/secretory (ES) products of the nematode as probe. Sequence analysis showed that they contained identical cDNA inserts of 606 bp, including a 5' non-translated region of 96 bp, a core translated segment of 408 bp and a poly(A)(+) 3' terminus. It encoded a novel 136-amino-acid polypeptide. Southern blot analysis indicated that the cDNA did not cross-hybridize to the genomic digests of T. spiralis, mouse, or rat. A single copy only of its complementary sequence was found in the genome of T. pseudospiralis. Using the lambda ZAP expression system, the cDNA was induced to express a 23-kDa beta-galactosidase-fusion protein which did not cross-react with polyclonal and monoclonal antibodies against T. spiralis, heat shock proteins, or four heterologous species of nematodes. The antiserum against the fusion protein recognized a 15-kDa band from the ES products of T. pseudospiralis in immunoblotting. Immunocytolocalization demonstrated that the anti-fusion protein serum only recognized an epitope in the stichosome of T. pseudospiralis and not in T. spiralis. The protein can therefore serve as a specific antigen for the differential diagnosis of trichinellosis.
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