Power C, Richardson S, Briscoe M, Pasick J
Health of Animals Laboratory, Agriculture Canada, Sackville, New Brunswick, Canada.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1995 Sep;2(5):631-3. doi: 10.1128/cdli.2.5.631-633.1995.
Defined segments of the gag polyprotein and transmembrane envelope glycoprotein from Maedi-visna virus were expressed as glutathione S-transferase fusion proteins in Escherichia coli and evaluated singly and in combination for use in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Two hundred sixty field serum specimens from 15 sheep flocks were tested in parallel with recombinant and whole-virus antigens, and the relative sensitivities and specificities of the recombinant antigens were calculated. When the recombinant gag and transmembrane proteins were used in combination, a sensitivity of 97.4% and a specificity of 99.4% relative to whole-virus antigen were observed, indicating the utility of these proteins in diagnostic testing.
将梅迪-维斯纳病毒gag多聚蛋白和跨膜包膜糖蛋白的特定片段作为谷胱甘肽S-转移酶融合蛋白在大肠杆菌中表达,并单独和联合评估其在酶联免疫吸附测定(ELISA)中的应用。对来自15个羊群的260份现场血清样本与重组抗原和全病毒抗原进行平行检测,并计算重组抗原的相对敏感性和特异性。当联合使用重组gag蛋白和跨膜蛋白时,相对于全病毒抗原观察到的敏感性为97.4%,特异性为99.4%,表明这些蛋白在诊断检测中的实用性。