Characterization of monoclonal antibodies against ovine Sarcocystis spp. antigens by immunoblotting and immuno-electron microscopy

Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
P O'DonoghueN Mencke

Abstract

Six monoclonal antibodies were raised in mice against purified cytozoite extracts of Sarcocystis gigantea and S. tenella from sheep. Each monoclonal antibody was evaluated for specificity by enzyme immunoassay, immunoblotting and immuno-electron microscopy using homologous and heterologous antigenic preparations. All six monoclonal antibodies exhibited good species-specificity when reacted against crude soluble cystozoite antigens in enzyme immunoassays. However, only two monoclonal antibodies (IgM and IgG2a) exhibited reactivity in Western blots against specific protein bands. Both reacted against S. gigantea antigens of 100,000, 43,000 and 39,000 molecular weight. Neither monoclonal antibody reacted against the heterologous species S. tenella. Ultrastructural studies performed with colloidal-gold conjugated antisera revealed that both monoclonal antibodies reacted against antigens located around micronemes and amylopectin granules in S. gigantea cystozoites. Another monoclonal antibody (IgGI) reacted only against microneme determinants in S. tenella cystozoites. In contrast, polyclonal sheep and rabbit immune sera cross-reacted against a wide range of cystozoite antigens.

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