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Antibody to the E3 glycoprotein protects mice against lethal venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection.


ABSTRACT: Six monoclonal antibodies were isolated that exhibited specificity for a furin cleavage site deletion mutant (V3526) of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV). These antibodies comprise a single competition group and bound the E3 glycoprotein of VEEV subtype I viruses but failed to bind the E3 glycoprotein of other alphaviruses. These antibodies neutralized V3526 virus infectivity but did not neutralize the parental strain of Trinidad donkey (TrD) VEEV. However, the E3-specific antibodies did inhibit the production of virus from VEEV TrD-infected cells. In addition, passive immunization of mice demonstrated that antibody to the E3 glycoprotein provided protection against lethal VEEV TrD challenge. This is the first recognition of a protective epitope in the E3 glycoprotein. Furthermore, these results indicate that E3 plays a critical role late in the morphogenesis of progeny virus after E3 appears on the surfaces of infected cells.

SUBMITTER: Parker MD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3004303 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Antibody to the E3 glycoprotein protects mice against lethal venezuelan equine encephalitis virus infection.

Parker Michael D MD   Buckley Marilyn J MJ   Melanson Vanessa R VR   Glass Pamela J PJ   Norwood David D   Hart Mary Kate MK  

Journal of virology 20101006 24


Six monoclonal antibodies were isolated that exhibited specificity for a furin cleavage site deletion mutant (V3526) of Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV). These antibodies comprise a single competition group and bound the E3 glycoprotein of VEEV subtype I viruses but failed to bind the E3 glycoprotein of other alphaviruses. These antibodies neutralized V3526 virus infectivity but did not neutralize the parental strain of Trinidad donkey (TrD) VEEV. However, the E3-specific antibodies d  ...[more]

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