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- Title
Characterization and application of polyclonal antibodies that specifically recognize JC virus large T antigen.
- Authors
Sunden, Yuji; Suzuki, Tadaki; Orba, Yasuko; Umemura, Takashi; Asamoto, Makoto; Nagashima, Kazuo; Tanaka, Shinya; Sawa, Hirofumi
- Abstract
Polyomavirus JC virus (JCV) is the causative agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, a fatal demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Similar to other polyomaviruses, such as simian vacuolating virus 40 (SV40) and BK virus (BKV), JCV is also associated with human tumours. The Polyomavirus early protein large T antigen (TAg) plays a crucial role in tumour pathogenesis. An antibody to SV40 TAg (PAb416), which cross-reacts with TAgs of both JCV and BKV, has been used widely for the detection of JCV and BKV TAgs. As a consequence, it is difficult to discriminate between the TAgs of SV40, BKV and JCV by immunohistochemical analyses. In the present study, we generated JCV TAg-specific polyclonal antibodies (JCT629 and JCT652) by immunization of New Zealand white rabbits with synthetic peptides reproducing the JCV TAg carboxyl-terminal region as immunogens. Immunoblotting analyses indicated that the new antibodies bind specifically to JCV TAg, and not to those of SV40 or BKV. We also demonstrated that these antibodies can be used for immunoprecipitation, immunocytochemical analyses and immunohistochemical staining of routinely processed specimens. In conclusion, the newly generated JCV-specific TAg antibodies may be useful both in the investigation of the pathophysiological function of JCV TAg and in discriminating between Polyomavirus-related clinical samples.
- Subjects
IMMUNOGLOBULINS; NEUROLOGICAL disorders; POLYOMAVIRUSES; TUMORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOBLOTTING
- Publication
Acta Neuropathologica, 2006, Vol 111, Issue 4, p379
- ISSN
0001-6322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00401-005-0025-9