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Monoclonal antibodies (McAb) specific for the pre-S region of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) envelope protein were prepared using HBV particles of hepatitis B surface antigens (HBsAg) as immunogens. The antibodies reacted in Western blot analyses and in ELISA with pre-S2 sequences of the HBV envelope protein. Pepsin or protease V8 treatment of the antigen abolished reactivity. The fine specificity of one of the McAb (F376) was established by immunoassays using synthetic peptides and a pre-S2-beta-galactosidase fusion protein expressed in E. coli. The shortest peptide recognized by F376 is demarcated by residues pre-S(132) at the N-terminal and pre-S(140)-pre-S(145) at the C-terminal. The corresponding amino acid sequence (for HBV subtype adw2) is: QDPRVRGLY(LPAGG). Additional amino acid residues at the N-terminal, and possibly at the C-terminal ends contribute to the binding of McAb, probably due to conformational influences. The McAb was applied to immunoassays of pre-S2 sequences in purified HBsAg and in human sera containing HBsAg.
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PMID:Characterization of monoclonal antibodies specific for the pre-S2 region of the hepatitis B virus envelope protein. 243 Dec 99