Onchocerca volvulus: characterization of an immunodominant hypodermal antigen present in adult and larval parasites. 1993

J E Bradley, and R S Tuan, and K J Shepley, and T I Tree, and R M Maizels, and R Helm, and W F Gregory, and T R Unnasch
Department of Biology, Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

Biochemical and immunological data suggest that a relatively limited number of polypeptide antigens of viable Onchocerca volvulus-infective larvae are available to be recognized by the host's immune system. A partial cDNA clone encoding one such antigen, designated lambda RAL-2, was isolated by screening an expression cDNA library with antisera raised against viable O. volvulus L3. The antigen encoded by this clone was subsequently found to be immunogenic in the majority of individuals exposed to O. volvulus. In the present study, the native antigen corresponding to lambda RAL-2 (Ov17) has been characterized. Immunolocalization and in situ hybridization techniques have been used to localize Ov17 in adult and larval stages of the parasite. In adult females, Ov17 was localized primarily in the hypodermis. Ov17 was accessible to surface labeling reagents in viable adult parasites. Full-length cDNA clones encoding Ov17 suggested that the nascent protein contains a putative leader sequence, which is almost immediately followed by a polyglutamine tract. Analysis of antibody reactivity to recombinant proteins containing and lacking the polyglutamine tract demonstrated that this structure was not a significant B cell epitope in individuals exposed to O. volvulus.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007814 Larva Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals. Maggots,Tadpoles,Larvae,Maggot,Tadpole
D008969 Molecular Sequence Data Descriptions of specific amino acid, carbohydrate, or nucleotide sequences which have appeared in the published literature and/or are deposited in and maintained by databanks such as GENBANK, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), National Biomedical Research Foundation (NBRF), or other sequence repositories. Sequence Data, Molecular,Molecular Sequencing Data,Data, Molecular Sequence,Data, Molecular Sequencing,Sequencing Data, Molecular
D005260 Female Females
D000595 Amino Acid Sequence The order of amino acids as they occur in a polypeptide chain. This is referred to as the primary structure of proteins. It is of fundamental importance in determining PROTEIN CONFORMATION. Protein Structure, Primary,Amino Acid Sequences,Sequence, Amino Acid,Sequences, Amino Acid,Primary Protein Structure,Primary Protein Structures,Protein Structures, Primary,Structure, Primary Protein,Structures, Primary Protein
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
D001483 Base Sequence The sequence of PURINES and PYRIMIDINES in nucleic acids and polynucleotides. It is also called nucleotide sequence. DNA Sequence,Nucleotide Sequence,RNA Sequence,DNA Sequences,Base Sequences,Nucleotide Sequences,RNA Sequences,Sequence, Base,Sequence, DNA,Sequence, Nucleotide,Sequence, RNA,Sequences, Base,Sequences, DNA,Sequences, Nucleotide,Sequences, RNA
D016056 Immunodominant Epitopes Subunits of the antigenic determinant that are most easily recognized by the immune system and thus most influence the specificity of the induced antibody. Antigenic Determinants, Immunodominant,Antigens, Immunodominant,Epitopes, Immunodominant,Immunodominant Determinant,Immunodominant Domain,Immunodominant Epitope,Immunodominant Region,Immunodominant Site,Immunodominant Determinants,Immunodominant Domains,Immunodominant Regions,Immunodominant Sites,Determinant, Immunodominant,Determinants, Immunodominant,Determinants, Immunodominant Antigenic,Domain, Immunodominant,Domains, Immunodominant,Epitope, Immunodominant,Immunodominant Antigenic Determinants,Immunodominant Antigens,Region, Immunodominant,Regions, Immunodominant,Site, Immunodominant,Sites, Immunodominant
D016366 Open Reading Frames A sequence of successive nucleotide triplets that are read as CODONS specifying AMINO ACIDS and begin with an INITIATOR CODON and end with a stop codon (CODON, TERMINATOR). ORFs,Protein Coding Region,Small Open Reading Frame,Small Open Reading Frames,sORF,Unassigned Reading Frame,Unassigned Reading Frames,Unidentified Reading Frame,Coding Region, Protein,Frame, Unidentified Reading,ORF,Open Reading Frame,Protein Coding Regions,Reading Frame, Open,Reading Frame, Unassigned,Reading Frame, Unidentified,Region, Protein Coding,Unidentified Reading Frames
D017181 Onchocerca volvulus A species of parasitic nematodes widely distributed throughout central Africa and also found in northern South America, southern Mexico, and Guatemala. Its intermediate host and vector is the blackfly or buffalo gnat.

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