Characterization of BoHV-1 gE envelope glycoprotein mimotopes obtained by phage display

Vet Microbiol. 2004 Nov 30;104(1-2):1-17. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2004.08.012.

Abstract

A phage-displayed peptide library was screened using four mAbs directed against bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) gE glycoprotein to identify peptides mimicking this glycoprotein. The selected mimotopes allowed us to characterize the epitopes corresponding to the mAbs as continuous and proteinic and to consider using these peptides in further studies. One epitope has been clearly located at the C-terminus of the protein (amino-acids 561-569). The three other mAbs enabled us to stress the immunogenic relevance of the proline-rich motifs of gE. Selected peptides showed no clear sequence identity with gE, but there is a clear link between gE proline-rich regions and the amino-acid composition of the mimotopes. The proline-rich motifs of gE are potentially located in flanking regions involved in the gE/gl glycoprotein complex formation. N-terminal fusion to pill or pVIII filamentous phage protein, C-terminal fusion to the T7 phage capsid protein, biotinylated synthetic peptides and insertion between the non-cleaved CX leader sequence and the C-terminal part of Caulobacter crescentus RsaA protein have been tested in order to increase the valency of a model peptide. We have diverted the C. crescentus expression system and proven its usefulness using the RsaA protein as a scaffold displaying the peptides of interest. Comparison between these different display systems in an indirect ELISA, indicates that the C. crescentus expression and the T7 phage display systems have some major advantages.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Bacteriophage T7
  • Blotting, Western / veterinary
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / diagnosis
  • Cattle Diseases / virology
  • Caulobacter crescentus / genetics
  • Caulobacter crescentus / metabolism
  • DNA, Viral / genetics
  • DNA, Viral / metabolism
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / veterinary
  • Epitope Mapping / veterinary
  • Herpesviridae Infections / genetics
  • Herpesviridae Infections / veterinary
  • Herpesviridae Infections / virology
  • Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / genetics
  • Herpesvirus 1, Bovine / immunology*
  • Molecular Mimicry / immunology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides / immunology
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Sequence Alignment
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / genetics
  • Viral Envelope Proteins / immunology*
  • Viral Proteins

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • DNA, Viral
  • Peptide Library
  • Peptides
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Viral Envelope Proteins
  • Viral Proteins
  • bovine herpesvirus type-1 glycoproteins