[Human recombinant antibodies to Ebola virus: preparation and characteristics]

Vopr Virusol. 2005 Sep-Oct;50(5):25-9.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Human recombinant antibodies against a purified Ebola virus (EV) lysate were selected from a combinatorial library of scFv-antibodies using the phage display technique. Nine unique antibodies were identified after sequencing the Vh- and Vl-genes encoding the selected antibodies. Solid-phase enzyme immunoassay (EIA) indicated that these antibodies were able to bind both inactivated and native EV. Immunoblotting showed that 6 antibodies identified nucleoprotein (NP), one antibody did VP24 and another antibody did VP40. One of the selected antibodies reacted with two EP proteins: VP24 and VP40. Solid-phase EIA demonstrated cross-reactivity with Marburg virus (MAR) and defined VP24 MAR as a target protein for the antibody.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Antibodies, Viral / genetics
  • Antibodies, Viral / immunology*
  • Antibodies, Viral / isolation & purification*
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Complementarity Determining Regions / genetics
  • Cross Reactions
  • Ebolavirus / immunology*
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region / genetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Nucleoproteins / immunology
  • Peptide Library
  • Protein Structure, Tertiary / genetics
  • Viral Core Proteins / immunology
  • Viral Proteins / immunology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Complementarity Determining Regions
  • Immunoglobulin Variable Region
  • Nucleoproteins
  • Peptide Library
  • VP24 protein, Ebola virus
  • Viral Core Proteins
  • Viral Proteins
  • nucleoprotein VP40, Ebola virus