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We have generated a mouse IgG1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) that recognizes amino acids 1–58 of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA 2) of type 1 EBV strain B95-8. mAb Y101 also reacted with EBNA 2 of EBV type 2 strains MISP and Jijoye in immunoblots, whereas Jijoye EBNA 2 was not detected by the widely used mAb PE2. mAb Y101, in contrast to mAb PE2, reacted with faster migrated, hypophosphorylated proteins of type 1 EBNA 2 as intensely as slower migrated, hyperphosphorylated ones. mAb Y101 did not react in fixed-cell immunostaining or cell extract immunoprecipitation. The results implicate that the amino-terminal epitope is not exposed in a native form, consistent with the previously reported idea of self-association of EBNA 2 through the amino-terminus. mAb Y101 is the first mAb to the EBNA 2 amino-terminus and will be useful for further analyses of the structure and function of EBNA 2.
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Harada, S., Obayashi, M., Suzuki, C. et al. A monoclonal antibody that recognizes Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen 2 (EBNA 2) amino acids 1–58 does not react with EBNA 2 in native form, consistent with the self-association of EBNA 2 through the amino-terminus. Arch Virol 150, 1033–1043 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-004-0434-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00705-004-0434-4