Hepatitis B virus polypeptide X: expression in Escherichia coli and identification of specific antibodies in sera from hepatitis B virus-infected humans - PubMed (original) (raw)

Hepatitis B virus polypeptide X: expression in Escherichia coli and identification of specific antibodies in sera from hepatitis B virus-infected humans

M L Meyers et al. J Virol. 1986 Jan.

Abstract

Sequence analysis of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome revealed the presence of an open reading frame (ORF X) which has the potential to encode a 154-amino acid polypeptide. A fusion protein containing 145 of the amino acids encoded by ORF X and 8 amino acids of beta-galactosidase was expressed and characterized in bacterial extracts. Immunoprecipitations with the ORF X fusion protein as a radioactively labeled antigen were performed to screen sera of humans infected with HBV for the presence of antibodies against ORF X-encoded determinants (anti-X). Such antibodies were identified in 9 samples from a set of 26 sera characterized as positive for HBV surface antigen but were not found in 16 normal human sera. The data reported here demonstrate that sera from some patients with markers of HBV infection contain antibodies directed against the polypeptide encoded by ORF X. As such, these findings represent evidence that ORF X constitutes a gene, or a portion of a gene, which is expressed during HBV infection. Although there does not appear to be a direct relationship between anti-X and any individual markers of HBV infection, our data suggest that anti-X is more prevalent in HBV-positive sera containing antibodies to HBe3 antigen (anti-HBe3).

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Hepatitis B virus polypeptide X: expression in Escherichia coli and identification of specific antibodies in sera from hepatitis B virus-infected humans - PubMed (original) (raw)