RABIES VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN .2. BIOLOGICAL AND SEROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION
RABIES VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN .2. BIOLOGICAL AND SEROLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION
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DOI:
10.1128/iai.16.3.754-759.1977
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发表时间:
1977-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
SCHNEIDER, LG
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作者:
COX, JH;DIETZSCHOLD, B;SCHNEIDER, LG
Purified rabies virus glycoprotein (G) was shown by complement fixation and immunodiffusion tests to be a 2nd distinct antigen of the virus. It is the only structural protein of the virus that induces the formation of virus-neutralizing antibodies and which confers immunity to animals. When the G protein is taken as antigen, the complement fixation test can be used for the assay of virus-neutralizing antibodies. The total protective activity of the virus was recovered in the purified G protein preparation. The protective activity of G protein increased with purification; 9 ng of G protein was required to protect 50% of the mice as compared to 1.63 .mu.g of the virus. Selective immunofluorescent membrane staining and immunocytolysis of rabies virus-infected cells were G protein specific. Due to its purity and potency, the G protein preparation can be considered the ideal human antirabies vaccine.