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Antigenic peptides on the surface of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae. 1986

W K Tamashiro, and J P Ehrenberg, and D A Levy, and A L Scott

Various methods of radioiodination were employed to identify peptides on the surface of Dirofilaria immitis microfilariae. Optimum surface radiolabelling occurred with the lactoperoxidase-catalyzed reaction. Two major peptides of 16 and 14 kDa were labelled by this method. These peptides were soluble in Nonidet P-40, were not glycosylated, and showed no signs of disulfide linkages. These peptides were immunoprecipitated by sera from D. immitis-infected dogs, but not by sera from uninfected dogs or sera from dogs with potentially cross-reactive nematode infections. Analysis of the 14 and 16 kDa peptides by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis revealed that the 16 kDa peptide was a single unit with a pI of 5.25 whereas the 14 kDa band was composed of three individual peptides with pI values ranging from 5.6 to 6.1. Iodination by chloramine T resulted in the same panel of labelled peptides but suffered from poor efficiency of 125I incorporation. The viability of microfilariae labelled by the standard Bolton-Hunter method decreased by 50% following the reaction which resulted in the labelling of a variety of internal components.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008970	Molecular Weight	The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule.	Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D011232	Chemical Precipitation	The formation of a solid in a solution as a result of a chemical reaction or the aggregation of soluble substances into complexes large enough to fall out of solution.	Precipitation, Chemical
D011506	Proteins	Linear POLYPEPTIDES that are synthesized on RIBOSOMES and may be further modified, crosslinked, cleaved, or assembled into complex proteins with several subunits. The specific sequence of AMINO ACIDS determines the shape the polypeptide will take, during PROTEIN FOLDING, and the function of the protein.	Gene Products, Protein,Gene Proteins,Protein,Protein Gene Products,Proteins, Gene
D004183	Dirofilaria immitis	A filarial parasite primarily of dogs but occurring also in foxes, wolves, and humans. The parasite is transmitted by mosquitoes.	Dog Heartworm,Dirofilaria immitides,Dog Heartworms,Heartworm, Dog,Heartworms, Dog,immitis, Dirofilaria
D004591	Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel	Electrophoresis in which a polyacrylamide gel is used as the diffusion medium.	Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGE,Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide,SDS PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGEs
D005370	Filarioidea	A superfamily of nematodes of the order SPIRURIDA. Members possess a filiform body and a mouth surrounded by papillae.	Litomosoides,Filarioideas,Litomosoide
D006026	Glycoside Hydrolases	Any member of the class of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of the glycosidic linkage of glycosides and the addition of water to the resulting molecules.	Endoglycosidase,Exoglycosidase,Glycohydrolase,Glycosidase,Glycosidases,Glycoside Hydrolase,Endoglycosidases,Exoglycosidases,Glycohydrolases,Hydrolase, Glycoside,Hydrolases, Glycoside
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000947	Antigens, Helminth	Any part or derivative of a helminth that elicits an immune reaction. The most commonly seen helminth antigens are those of the schistosomes.	Helminth Antigens
D017038	Mannosyl-Glycoprotein Endo-beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase	A group of related enzymes responsible for the endohydrolysis of the di-N-acetylchitobiosyl unit in high-mannose-content glycopeptides and GLYCOPROTEINS.	Di-N-Acetylchitobiosyl beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase,Endo-beta-Acetylglucosaminidase,Endoglycosidase F,Endo D Endoglucosaminidase,Endo F Endoglucosaminidase,Endo H Endoglucosaminidase,Endo-N-Acetyl-beta-d-glucosaminidase,Endo-beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase D,Endo-beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase F,Endo-beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase H,Endoglucosaminidase D,Endoglucosaminidase F,Endoglucosaminidase H,Endoglucosidase H,Endoglycosidase D,Endohexosaminidase F,Endohexosaminidase H,Peptide N-Glycosidase F,Di N Acetylchitobiosyl beta N Acetylglucosaminidase,Endo N Acetyl beta d glucosaminidase,Endo beta Acetylglucosaminidase,Endo beta N Acetylglucosaminidase D,Endo beta N Acetylglucosaminidase F,Endo beta N Acetylglucosaminidase H,Endo-beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase, Mannosyl-Glycoprotein,Mannosyl Glycoprotein Endo beta N Acetylglucosaminidase,Peptide N Glycosidase F,beta-N-Acetylglucosaminidase, Di-N-Acetylchitobiosyl