Acta Virologica Vol.59, No.2, p.103-116, 2015

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Acta Virologica Vol.59, No.2, p.103-116, 2015
Title: Unravelling viral camouflage: approaches to the study and characterization of conformational epitopes
Author: T. AUGUSTIN, O. CEHLAR, R. SKRABANA, P. MAJEROVA, J. HANES

Abstract: Antibodies are broadly used in clinical and basic research. Many of monoclonal antibodies are successfully adopted for therapeutic and diagnostic targeting of viral pathogens. Efficacy of antiviral neutralizing or protective antibodies depends on their ability to recognize epitopes interfering with viral infection. However, viruses are able to incessantly change their antigenic determinants to escape surveillance of humoral immune system and therefore the successful antiviral therapies require continuous development. Characterization of interactions of antibodies with prevalently conformational viral epitopes is important for understanding antibody mode of action and can help to identify conserved regions that may be exploited in designing new vaccines and virus neutralizing antibodies. In this article, we are reviewing techniques in use for characterization of conformational epitopes of monoclonal antibodies with focus on viruses.

Keywords: monoclonal antibody; conformational epitope; X-ray crystallography; NMR; display technologies; mass spectrometry
	Published online: 22-Jun-2015
Year: 2015, Volume: 59, Issue: 2	Page From: 103, Page To: 116
doi:10.4149/av_2015_02_103
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