Mouse polyclonal and monoclonal antibody to scrapie-associated fibril proteins. (original) (raw)

J Virol. 1987 Dec; 61(12): 3688–3693.

Abstract

Antibody response in mice to scrapie-associated fibril proteins (protease-resistant proteins [PrPs]) was generated to different epitopes depending on the source of antigen. Mice responded differently to PrPs isolated from scrapie-infected animals of homologous (mouse) versus heterologous (hamster) species. An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay established to monitor this antibody response in mice immunized with PrPs was unable to detect such a response in scrapie-infected mice. A monoclonal antibody (MAb), 263K 3F4, derived from a mouse immunized with hamster 263K PrPs reacted with hamster but not mouse PrPs. MAb 263K 3F4 also recognized normal host protein of 33 to 35 kilodaltons in brain tissue from hamsters and humans but not from bovine, mouse, rat, sheep, or rabbit brains. This is the first demonstration of epitope differences on this host protein in different species. The defining of various epitopes on PrP through the use of MAbs will lead to a better understanding of the relationship of PrPs to their host precursor protein and to the infectious scrapie agent.

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