FLAVIVIRUS TYPE-SPECIFIC ANTIGENS PRODUCED FROM FUSIONS OF A PORTION OF THE E-PROTEIN GENE WITH THE ESCHERICHIA-COLI TRPE GENE

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作者
FONSECA, BAL
KHOSHNOOD, K
SHOPE, RE
MASON, PW
机构
[1] YALE UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT EPIDEMIOL & PUBL HLTH, YALE ARBOVIRUS RES UNIT, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 USA
[2] INST ADOLFO LUTZ REGISTRO, DEPT VIROL, SECAO ARBOVIRUS, SAO PAULO, BRAZIL
[3] USDA ARS, PLUM ISL ANIM DIS CTR, GREENPORT, NY 11944 USA
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10.4269/ajtmh.1991.44.500
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Based on previous data showing that JEV and DEN-1 fusion proteins can be used as antigens, we engineered analogous fusion proteins for the same regions of the E proteins of DEN-2, DEN-3, and DEN-4, using the polymerase chain reaction. The resulting fusion proteins were tested in a modified ELISA for their reactivity with mouse immune ascitic fluids (MIAF) generated against 10 different flaviviruses. The results showed that these recombinant antigens could be used as type-specific immunological reagents, and suggest that these antigens could ser-ve as the basis for rapid, safe, and inexpensive flavivirus serosurveys.
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