A mimotope of pre-S2 region of surface antigen of viral hepatitis B screened by phage display

Cell Res. 2001 Sep;11(3):203-8. doi: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290087.

Abstract

To acquire the phage-displayed mimotopes which mimic the specificity of hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg), a random peptide library expressing linear peptide with 12 amino acids in length were used to screen with the serum from a hepatitis B virus infected patient in the recovery phase. After 3 rounds of biopanning, the positive phages were confirmed by competitive ELISA using HBsAg/P33. Two phagotopes were identified and one of them was confirmed as mimotope by competition experiment. Based on the mimotpe, a multiple antigenic peptide with four branches was synthesized by solid phase peptide synthesis. The antiginicity and specificity of the synthesized antigen was tested in BALB/c mice compared with the native epitope-based antigen. The results showed that the mimotope-based antigen could evoke higher titer of antibodies with the same specificity of the epitope-based antigen. Those findings indicate mimotopes can be used in antigen and vaccine design.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Epitopes / chemistry
  • Epitopes / genetics
  • Epitopes / immunology*
  • Female
  • Hepatitis B / drug therapy
  • Hepatitis B / immunology
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies / blood
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / chemistry
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / genetics
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / immunology*
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / chemistry
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / immunology
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Peptide Library*
  • Protein Precursors / chemistry
  • Protein Precursors / genetics
  • Protein Precursors / immunology*

Substances

  • Epitopes
  • Hepatitis B Antibodies
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
  • Hepatitis B Vaccines
  • Peptide Library
  • Protein Precursors
  • presurface protein 2, hepatitis B surface antigen