Psoroptes ovis-Early Immunoreactive Protein (Pso-EIP-1) a novel diagnostic antigen for sheep scab

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AIMS: Serodiagnosis of sheep scab is an established diagnostic method and has become popular in recent years. However, the current diagnostic antigen, Pso o 2, has shown promise as a component of a recombinant vaccine for scab, making it incompatible with discriminating between infected and vaccinated animals (DIVA). Here, we describe the discovery and characterization of a novel Psoroptes ovis immunodiagnostic antigen, P. ovis-Early Immunoreactive Protein-1 (Pso-EIP-1).

METHODS AND RESULTS: Pso-EIP-1 is a highly abundant member of a six-gene family with no known homologs, indicating its potential uniqueness to P. ovis. Expression of recombinant Pso-EIP-1 (rPso-EIP-1) required a C-terminal fusion protein for stability and specific IgG immunoreactivity against rPso-EIP-1 was observed in sheep serum from 1 to 2 weeks post-infestation, indicating its highly immunogenic nature. Two of the three in silico-predicted B-cell epitopes of Pso-EIP-1 were confirmed by in vitro epitope mapping and, in a direct comparison by ELISA, Pso-EIP-1 performed to the same levels as Pso o 2 in terms of sensitivity, specificity and ability to diagnose P. ovis on sheep within 2 weeks of infestation.

CONCLUSION: Pso-EIP-1 represents a novel diagnostic antigen for sheep scab with comparable levels of sensitivity and specificity to the existing Pso o 2 antigen.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Parasite immunology - 42(2020), 12 vom: 20. Dez., Seite e12788

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Burgess, Stewart T G [VerfasserIn]
Nunn, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Bartley, Kath [VerfasserIn]
Frew, David [VerfasserIn]
McLean, Kevin [VerfasserIn]
Inglis, Neil F [VerfasserIn]
McGeachy, Kara [VerfasserIn]
Taliansky, Michael E [VerfasserIn]
Love, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]
Nisbet, Andrew J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antigen
Arthropod Proteins
Diagnostic
Genome
Immunoglobulin G
Immunoreactive
Journal Article
Proteomics
Recombinant Fusion Proteins
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sheep scab
Vaccine

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Date Completed 12.02.2021

Date Revised 12.02.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/pim.12788

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NLM314273980