Abstract
To characterize the immune response of cattle to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) glycoprotein gp48, we have produced a large amount of recombinant glutathione-s-transferase-gp48 (GST-gp48) fusion protein in Escherichia coli. Antibodies to gp48 were present in cattle vaccinated with killed or modified-live virus vaccination, or following natural infection. These results were in agreement with results of serum neutralization (SN) test which detected gp53 of BVDV.
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Base Sequence
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Blotting, Western
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Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / immunology*
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Cattle
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Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral / immunology*
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Gene Expression Regulation, Viral
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Genetic Vectors
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Glutathione Transferase / chemistry
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Glycoproteins / chemistry
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Glycoproteins / immunology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Neutralization Tests
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins* / chemistry
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Vaccination / veterinary
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Viral Envelope Proteins / chemistry
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Viral Envelope Proteins / immunology*
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Viral Vaccines / immunology*
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Glycoproteins
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Recombinant Fusion Proteins
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Viral Envelope Proteins
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Viral Vaccines
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glycoprotein 48, bovine viral diarrhea virus
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Glutathione Transferase