Development and Characterization of Monoclonal Antibodies to the 32 kDa Viral Attachment Protein of Lymphocystis Disease Virus and Their Neutralizing Ability in Vitro

International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Ying ZhongWenbin Zhan

Abstract

In previous research, a 32 kDa protein in lymphocystis disease virus (LCDV) was identified as viral attachment protein (VAP) that specifically interacted with the 27.8 kDa cellular receptor from flounder Paralichthys olivaceus gill (FG) cells, and the recombinant VAP (rVAP) was expressed in Escherichia coli strain BL21 (DE3). In this study, monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against 32 kDa VAP are produced by immunization of BALB/c mice with the rVAP. Seven hybridoma secreting MAbs were screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, five of which designated as 1C6, 1C8, 3B5, 3D11 and 3H10 are cloned by the limiting dilution method, depending on the strongly positive results of ELISA. Western blotting analysis shows that the five MAbs can specifically react with the 32 kDa protein of LCDV and the purified 50 kDa rVAP, and the subtype of the MAbs is identified as IgG. Immunofluorescence results demonstrate that the specific fluorescence signals for LCDV appear in the cytoplasm of FG cells at 24 h post LCDV infection. Neutralization assay results indicate that pre-incubations of LCDV with the five MAbs can significantly decrease the LCDV copy numbers and delay the development of the cytopathic effect in FG cells, revealing that the five...Continue Reading

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