Detection of immunologically cross-reacting capsid protein of alphaviruses on the surfaces of infected L929 cells.

AUTOR(ES)

Smith, C

RESUMO

Hyperimmune, but not normal immune, monospecific antiserum made to capsid protein of Sindbis virus (SIN) was found to cause cytolysis equally well of both SIN- and Semliki Forest virus-infected L929 cells in antibody-dependent, complement-mediated cytotoxicity assays. The cell surface reactivity of the hyperimmune antiserum was also demonstrated by solid-phase radioimmune assays with unfixed infected cells or infected cells fixed with low concentrations of glutaraldehyde (0.025%) before reactivity with antisera. Higher concentrations of glutaraldehyde lowered the sensitivity of detection. Purified SIN capsid protein specifically inhibited antibody-dependent, complement-mediated cytotoxicity by the monospecific anti-capsid protein serum on SIN- and Semliki Forest virus-infected target cells. That hyperimmune anti-SIN serum also cross-reacts with capsid protein on the surface of Semliki Forest virus-infected cells was suggested by the fact that capsid protein inhibited cross-cytolysis in the antibody-dependent, complement-mediated cytotoxicity assay. The latter antiserum was collected after repeated injections of purified virions over a 9-month period. The results suggest that hyperimmune monospecific antisera made to SIN capsid protein or hyperimmune antisera to SIN or Semliki Forest virions detect homologous and cross-reacting capsid protein determinants on the surface of infected cells.

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