PAb 2000 specifically recognizes the large T and small t proteins of JC virus

Brigitte Bollag, Richard J. Frisque

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Abstract

A monoclonal antibody, PAb 2000, has been derived which recognizes the large T protein of JC virus (JCV), but not the corresponding proteins of the related polyomaviruses BK virus (BKV) and SV40. The epitope bound by PAb 2000 was localized to the amino-terminal 81 amino acids of this multifunctional protein. As observed previously with several monoclonal antibodies that bind a similar region of SV40 large T antigen, PAb 2000 was found to interact with the small t antigen and the denatured form of large T antigen. This monoclonal antibody recognized a subpopulation of T protein, the abundance of which varied in different species of cells transformed by JCV. The availability of PAb 2000, the first JCV T antigenspecific monoclonal antibody, will facilitate the purification and biochemical characterization of the JCV oncoproteins.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)223-239
Number of pages17
JournalVirus Research
Volume25
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 1992

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Cancer Research
  • Virology
  • Infectious Diseases

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