Poliovirus antigenic hybrids simultaneously expressing antigenic determinants from all three serotypes

J Gen Virol. 1992 Mar:73 ( Pt 3):607-11. doi: 10.1099/0022-1317-73-3-607.

Abstract

We have constructed six hybrid polioviruses (PVs) modified to express PV type 2 and type 3 antigenic determinants on a PV type 1 (Mahoney) capsid. The hybrids were modified in neutralizing antigenic site (NAg) I and/or NAgII. They were viable, but impaired for growth in comparison to PV1 (Mahoney). Some hybrids modified to express type 2 and type 3 NAgI determinants simultaneously displayed some type 2 but no type 3 antigenicity (in addition to type 1 antigenicity associated with other antigenic sites). Hybrids modified to express a type 2 NAgI determinant and a type 3 NAgII determinant, or vice versa, displayed antigenic characteristics of all three serotypes, although expression of the modified NAgII determinant was weak. We conclude that it is possible to construct a viable hybrid PV simultaneously modified in NAgI and NAgII which expresses antigenic determinants of all three serotypes.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Capsid / genetics
  • Capsid / immunology*
  • Capsid Proteins
  • Epitopes / genetics
  • Epitopes / immunology*
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Poliovirus / genetics
  • Poliovirus / immunology*
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / immunology
  • Serotyping

Substances

  • Capsid Proteins
  • Epitopes
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • VP1 protein, Poliovirus
  • VP2 protein, Poliovirus