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Conservation of type-specific B-cell epitopes of glycoprotein G in clinical herpes simplex virus type 2 isolates.


ABSTRACT: Glycoprotein G (gG-2) of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is cleaved to a secreted amino-terminal portion and to a cell-associated, heavily O-glycosylated carboxy-terminal portion that constitutes the mature gG-2 (mgG-2). The mgG-2 protein is commonly used as a type-specific antigen in the serodiagnosis of HSV-2 infection. As the amino acid sequence variability of mgG-2 in clinical isolates may affect the performance of such assays, the gG-2 gene was sequenced from 15 clinical HSV-2 isolates. Few mutations were identified, and these were mostly localized outside the epitope regions described earlier. Five isolates were identical to different laboratory strains, indicating that the gG-2 gene is highly conserved over time. In the search for HSV-2 isolates harboring mutations within the immunodominant region of mgG-2, a pool of 2,400 clinical HSV-2 isolates was tested for reactivity with two anti-mgG-2 monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). Ten MAb escape HSV-2 mutants, which all harbored structurally restricted single- or dual-point mutations within the respective epitopes explaining the loss of binding, were identified. Sera from corresponding patients were reactive to mgG-2, as well as to a peptide representing the immunodominant region, suggesting that the point mutations detected did not diminish seroreactivity to mgG-2. The conservation of the gG-2 gene reported here further supports the use of mgG-2 as a type-specific antigen in the diagnosis of HSV-2 infections.

SUBMITTER: Liljeqvist JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC87630 | biostudies-literature | 2000 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Conservation of type-specific B-cell epitopes of glycoprotein G in clinical herpes simplex virus type 2 isolates.

Liljeqvist J A JA   Svennerholm B B   Bergström T T  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20001201 12


Glycoprotein G (gG-2) of herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is cleaved to a secreted amino-terminal portion and to a cell-associated, heavily O-glycosylated carboxy-terminal portion that constitutes the mature gG-2 (mgG-2). The mgG-2 protein is commonly used as a type-specific antigen in the serodiagnosis of HSV-2 infection. As the amino acid sequence variability of mgG-2 in clinical isolates may affect the performance of such assays, the gG-2 gene was sequenced from 15 clinical HSV-2 isolates.  ...[more]

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