PMID- 12771423 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20030630 LR - 20200226 IS - 0022-1317 (Print) IS - 0022-1317 (Linking) VI - 84 IP - Pt 6 DP - 2003 Jun TI - The major envelope protein, GP5, of a European porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus contains a neutralization epitope in its N-terminal ectodomain. PG - 1535-1543 LID - 10.1099/vir.0.18957-0 [doi] AB - A set of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) directed against the GP(5) protein of European type porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) has been produced previously (Weiland et al., 1999). This set reacted with a plaque-purified virus (PPV) subpopulation of Dutch isolate Intervet-10 (I-10), but not with the European prototype PRRSV LV. In order to map the neutralization epitope in the GP(5) protein of the PPV strain, the ORF5 nucleotide sequence of PPV was determined. When the amino acid sequence derived from this nucleotide sequence was compared with that of PRRSV LV, four amino acid differences were found. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we showed that a proline residue at position 24 of the GP(5) sequence of the PPV strain enabled recognition by the neutralizing mAbs. Pepscan analysis demonstrated that the epitope recognized by the neutralizing mAbs stretched from residues 29 to 35. Surprisingly, the reactivity of the mAbs in the Pepscan system was independent of the presence of a proline in position 24. Moreover, residue 24 is located within the predicted signal peptide, implying that either the signal peptide is not cleaved or is cleaved due to the presence of Pro(24) such that the epitope remains intact. Our results demonstrate the presence of a neutralization epitope in the N-terminal ectodomain of the GP(5) protein of PRRSV and imply a role for the ectodomain of GP(5) in the infection of PRRSV. FAU - Wissink, E H J AU - Wissink EHJ AD - Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-Lelystad), Division of Infectious Diseases and Food Chain Quality, PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. FAU - van Wijk, H A R AU - van Wijk HAR AD - Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-Lelystad), Division of Infectious Diseases and Food Chain Quality, PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. FAU - Kroese, M V AU - Kroese MV AD - Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-Lelystad), Division of Infectious Diseases and Food Chain Quality, PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. FAU - Weiland, E AU - Weiland E AD - Federal Research Centre for Viruses Diseases of Animals, Tubingen, Germany. FAU - Meulenberg, J J M AU - Meulenberg JJM AD - Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-Lelystad), Division of Infectious Diseases and Food Chain Quality, PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. FAU - Rottier, P J M AU - Rottier PJM AD - Virology Division, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. FAU - van Rijn, P A AU - van Rijn PA AD - Institute for Animal Science and Health (ID-Lelystad), Division of Infectious Diseases and Food Chain Quality, PO Box 65, 8200 AB Lelystad, The Netherlands. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - J Gen Virol JT - The Journal of general virology JID - 0077340 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Viral) RN - 0 (Antigens, Viral) RN - 0 (DNA, Viral) RN - 0 (Epitopes) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Envelope Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Proteins) RN - 0 (glycoprotein 5, PRRSV) RN - 9DLQ4CIU6V (Proline) SB - IM MH - Amino Acid Sequence MH - Animals MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal MH - Antibodies, Viral MH - Antigens, Viral/chemistry/genetics MH - Base Sequence MH - Binding Sites/genetics MH - Cell Line MH - Cricetinae MH - DNA, Viral/genetics MH - Epitope Mapping MH - Epitopes/chemistry/genetics MH - In Vitro Techniques MH - Molecular Sequence Data MH - Mutation MH - Neutralization Tests MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/genetics/*immunology MH - Proline/genetics MH - Recombinant Proteins/chemistry/genetics/immunology MH - Sus scrofa MH - Transfection MH - Viral Envelope Proteins/chemistry/genetics/*immunology MH - Viral Proteins/genetics/immunology EDAT- 2003/05/29 05:00 MHDA- 2003/07/02 05:00 CRDT- 2003/05/29 05:00 PHST- 2003/05/29 05:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2003/07/02 05:00 [medline] PHST- 2003/05/29 05:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1099/vir.0.18957-0 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Gen Virol. 2003 Jun;84(Pt 6):1535-1543. doi: 10.1099/vir.0.18957-0.