Abstract
BACKGROUND: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection contributes to cancers in a fraction of seropositive individuals, but much remains to be learned about variation in EBV-directed humoral immunity in cancer-free adults.
METHODS: A protein microarray was used to probe serum from 175 Taiwanese and 141 Northern European adults for immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody responses to 115 different peptide sequences, representing protein segments or protein variants, from 45 EBV proteins. It was posited that this antibody-based approach could identify EBV peptide sequences representing immunodominant regions relevant for B-cell immunity.
RESULTS: Analyses of 45 EBV proteins with multiple protein segments or variants printed on the array identified eight EBV peptide sequences that appear to play a role in immunogenicity. This included: (1) three proteins with segments/regions associated with IgG reactivity (BALF5, LMP1, LMP2A); and (2) five proteins with sequence variants/amino acid changes associated with IgG reactivity (BDLF4, EBNA3A, EBNA3B, EBNA-LP, LF1).
CONCLUSION: This examination of IgG antibody responses against 115 EBV peptide sequences in 316 cancer-free adults represents an important step toward identifying specific EBV protein sequences that play a role in generating B-cell immunity in humans.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 114 |
| Pages (from-to) | 65-71 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 1201-9712 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2022 |
Keywords
- EBNA protein
- Epstein–Barr virus
- IgG antibody array
- LMP1/2
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