Preparation of a neutralizing monoclonal antibody specific to serotype 8 rotavirus strains with a super-short RNA pattern.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
; 1991 Mar; 22(1): 41-5
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ABSTRACT
Extensive cross-neutralization tests have identified seven serotypes of rotavirus. Recently, it has been reported that several human strains (69M, B37 and B38) with a super-short RNA pattern carry new serotype specificity (serotype 8). By using the strain 69M as an immunizing antigen, we prepared a neutralizing monoclonal antibody (designated 69M-2D). In neutralization tests using 18 human and two animal rotavirus strains with different serotype specificities, the 69M-2D antibody was found to neutralize only serotype 8 strains. Also, in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the antibody reacted exclusively with the serotype 8 strains. Thus, the reactivity pattern of the 69M-2D antibody was serotype 8-specific. This antibody should be useful as another reagent for serotyping rotaviruses by ELISA.
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Main subject:
RNA, Double-Stranded
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RNA, Viral
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Neutralization Tests
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Genome, Viral
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Rotavirus
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Animals
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Mice
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Mice, Inbred BALB C
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Antibodies, Monoclonal
Language:
En
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1991
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Article