Yamaguchi T, Igusa A, Setiyono A, Fukushi H, Hirai K
Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Gifu University, Japan.
Arch Virol. 2002 Oct;147(10):2017-23. doi: 10.1007/s00705-002-0864-9.
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) capsid protein, VP2, contains a hypervariable domain that is recognized by virus-neutralizing antibodies. The virus-neutralizing epitope is highly conformation-dependent and the domain is speculated to be involved in the virus-target cell interaction. In this study, a polyclonal anti-idiotypic antibody (anti-id) was generated by the sequential immunization of a rabbit with a virus-neutralizing monoclonal antibody GI-11 which recognizes the VP2 hypervariable domain. Although the anti-id, which mimics the conformational epitope in the VP2 hypervariable domain, was expected to inhibit the virus infection, the anti-id did not interfere with either the virus binding or the infection to the target cell.
传染性法氏囊病病毒(IBDV)的衣壳蛋白VP2包含一个高变区,该区域可被病毒中和抗体识别。病毒中和表位高度依赖构象,推测该区域参与病毒与靶细胞的相互作用。在本研究中,通过用识别VP2高变区的病毒中和单克隆抗体GI-11对兔子进行连续免疫,产生了一种多克隆抗独特型抗体(抗Id)。尽管预期模拟VP2高变区构象表位的抗Id会抑制病毒感染,但该抗Id并未干扰病毒与靶细胞的结合或感染。