建兰花叶病毒单克隆抗体的制备及检测应用

用建兰花叶病毒(Cymbidium mosaic virus,CymMV)免疫的BALB/C鼠脾细胞与SP2/0鼠骨髓瘤细胞融合,经筛选克隆,获得3株能稳定传代并分泌抗CymMV单克隆抗体(McAb)的杂交瘤细胞(2C6、5B7和12G9),分别制备它们的单抗腹水。其中5B7和12G92株单克隆抗体腹水间接ELISA效价达10-6,3株单抗的抗体类型及亚类均为IgG1,轻链均为κ链。利用单克隆抗体建立了抗原包被间接ELISA(ACP-ELISA)检测CymMV的方法。蝴蝶兰病叶作1∶10240倍稀释、提纯CymMV病毒浓度为4.87ng/mL(每孔的病毒绝对量为0.487ng)时,该方法仍能检测到病毒。利用ACP-ELISA方法检测了田间样品,发现CymMV在兰花上发病很普遍。     

重组人红细胞生成素单克隆抗体的制备

本文应用常规淋巴细胞杂交瘤技术制备了4株能稳定分泌抗人重组红细胞生成素(rHuEPO)单克隆抗体(McAb)的小鼠杂交瘤细胞系:BⅡ1B5、DⅡ6B9、MⅡ1H4、GⅠ3E7,用鼠单克隆抗体分型试剂盒鉴定,其分泌的McAb的类型分别是:IgM、IgM、IgG1和IgG2a。间接ELISA法测定细胞上清的效价为1×10~(-2)～1.25×10~(-1),腹水效价为1×10~(?)～1×10~(?)。培养上清经ELISA鉴定,与IL-2、GM-CSF、IFN-α等细胞因子均无交叉反应。只与rHuEPO特异性结合。     

肌酸激酶同工酶MB(CK-MB)单克隆抗体制备及检测方法的建立

该文通过制备出特异性高的单克隆抗体,初步建立了双抗夹心ELISA定量测定CK-MB的方法,为CK-MB试剂和原料的国产化奠定重要的基础。以购入的CK-MB抗原为免疫原,对随机选取的5只6～8周龄Balb/c健康雌性小鼠进行免疫。采用有限稀释法、间接ELISA、捕获ELISA方法,最终筛选出了3株能够稳定分泌抗体的细胞株,分别命名为2F6、2H3和2H9,其分泌的单克隆抗体亚型均为IgG3,腹水效价分别为1:102000、1:51200和1:102000。采用亲和层析法对3株杂交瘤细胞产生的小鼠腹水进行纯化,分光光度计测定纯化后的单克隆抗体2H3、2F6、2H9的浓度分别为5 mg/mL、6 mg/mL、6 mg/mL, SDS-PAGE结果表明,成功纯化了小鼠腹水,能够清晰地观察到轻链和重链两条带。Western blot结果表明,单克隆抗体2F6、2H3和2H9均能特异性识别CK-MB蛋白。间接ELISA及捕获ELISA方法检测显示,单克隆抗体2H3只与CK-MB及CK-BB发生捕获ELISA方法反应;单克隆抗体2H9只与CK-MB及CK-BB发生捕获ELISA方法反应;单克隆抗体2F6只与CK-MB及CK-MM发生捕获ELISA方法反应。稳定性实验表明, 3株杂交瘤细胞都能稳定分泌抗CK-MB单克隆抗体。高质量单克隆抗体的获得,为建立CK-MB检测方法奠定了基础。     

抗禽流感病毒H5N1亚型单克隆抗体制备初报

目的制备禽流感H5N1亚型病毒的单克隆抗体,为相关研究提供工具。方法以禽流感H5N1亚型病毒免疫BALBc小鼠,取其脾细胞和SP20细胞融合,用血凝抑制试验(HI)和酶联免疫反应(ELISA)检测培养上清,并将阳性融合细胞稀释克隆化3次直至100%孔均为阳性,筛选阳性克隆株,运用免疫荧光法评估单克隆抗体检测病毒感染的犬肾细胞(MDCK)。结果得到三株稳定分泌抗体的细胞并命名为F8、F9、G11,抗体亚型鉴定结果分别为IgG1、IgG2a和IgG2b;在免疫荧光法单克隆抗体能够检测出感染MDCK细胞的病毒。结论建立了3株抗禽流感H5N1亚型病毒的单克隆抗体细胞株,其产生的一株高特异性的McAbG11能够用于H5N1亚型禽流感病毒感染诊断,并可能应用于禽流感病毒H5N1亚型感染的防治。     

中华蜜蜂囊状幼虫病病毒单克隆抗体的制备与鉴定

为了制备中华蜜蜂囊状幼虫病病毒(CSBV)单克隆抗体,本实验利用纯化的中华蜜蜂囊状幼虫病毒(CSBV)免疫Balb/c小鼠,经过3次免疫后,小鼠断尾采血测其血清效价,选择效价高于1∶80 000的小鼠,在细胞融合前3~4d再加强免疫一次。取免疫小鼠脾细胞与SP2/0骨髓瘤细胞进行细胞融合,用间接ELISA筛选阳性细胞株并进行3次亚克隆后注射入Balb/c小鼠(Mus musculus)腹腔制备单抗腹水。共获得9株稳定分泌抗CSBV的单克隆抗体,命名为10A1、5B10、5A5、5H2、11D7、9A5、1D3、3C10、10C4,效价都在1∶16 000以上,经间接ELISA实验检测表明,具有较好的特异性。在此基础上,将9株腹水单抗分别与CSBV互作后,接种于2~3日龄中华蜜蜂幼虫,观察幼虫死亡率,研究单克隆抗体中和CSBV病毒能力,结果表明筛选到三株单克隆抗体(10A1、5A5、9A5)对CSBV有中和作用,为CSBV的防治研究奠定了基础。     

牛血清白蛋白单克隆抗体杂交瘤细胞株的建立及鉴定

用牛血清白蛋白(BSA)免疫BALB/c小鼠,取其脾细胞与小鼠骨髓瘤细胞SP2/0进行融合,培养上清经过双抗体夹心法检测初步筛选分泌鼠IgG的杂交瘤细胞,将此种杂交瘤细胞注射小鼠产生的腹水用间接ELISA法筛选,获得4株能稳定分泌抗BSA单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株,分别命名为2A5、3A3、3G6、4A8。鉴定结果显示,2A5细胞分泌IgG2a/κ,其余3株细胞分泌IgG1/κ;纯化后4株腹水单抗的纯度达90%以上,对BSA的ELISA滴度均可达到1∶100000以上;4株单抗均不与人以及马、猪、羊、兔、豚鼠等血清发生交叉反应;W estern B lotting试验证明4株单抗均识别分子量为68000的BSA;用间接ELISA法测定4株单抗相对亲和力及相对敏感度大小依次为3A3>2A5>3G6>4A8;杂交瘤细胞株连续培养3个月以及冻存半年后复苏,细胞生长良好,杂交瘤细胞分泌的抗体效价稳定。     

猪细小病毒单克隆抗体的制备和鉴定

目的制备猪细小病毒（PPV）杂交瘤细胞株,并对其分泌的PPV单克隆抗体进行鉴定。方法按常规方法制备并获得2株杂交瘤细胞。用染色体分析对杂交瘤细胞进行鉴定,用间接ELISA、免疫过氧化物酶单层试验（IPMA）和间接免疫荧光试验（IFA）对其分泌的单克隆抗体进行效价测定、亚型鉴定和特异性鉴定。结果得到2株分泌单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞株2H9、1F9,染色体数目介于90～110之间。细胞上清效价均达1∶1×104,腹水效价均达1∶1×107,其亚型分别为IgG1、IgM,均为kappa链。2H9、1F9单抗与猪繁殖与呼吸综合征病毒（PRRSV）、猪瘟病毒（CSFV）、猪伪狂犬病毒（PRV）、猪圆环病毒I型（PCV-1）、猪圆环病毒Ⅱ型（PCV-2）、乙脑病毒（JEV）等均无交叉反应。IPMA和IFA检测结果显示2H9、1F9单抗均能与接种于PK-15细胞的PPV发生特异性反应。结论成功制备了2株抗PPV杂交瘤细胞株,证实其产生的单克隆抗体具有良好的特异性和敏感性。     

巴泰病毒单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

巴泰病毒(Batai virus,BATV)是一种人兽共患病毒,近年在全球广泛流行。我国也有人和动物感染的相关报道,而目前对BATV的研究仅局限于分子检测和全基因测序,还没有关于BATV单克隆抗体的相关研究,但制备特异性强、活性好的单克隆抗体也是防控BATV的关键。为了制备BATV单克隆抗体,本研究利用纯化的BATV作为抗原免疫雌性BALB/c小鼠,制备鼠源单克隆抗体。通过免疫小鼠后断尾取血,间接ELISA测其血清效价后,将SP2/0细胞与小鼠的脾细胞融合。ELISA方法筛选阳性细胞株,并进行亚克隆后制备单抗腹水,并利用辛酸-硫酸铵沉淀法纯化腹水。结果获得7株单克隆抗体,包括5株IgG型和2株IgM型。其中制备的3E2单克隆抗体效价最高为1∶32 000。经间接ELISA、间接免疫荧光和Western Blot检测表明,制备的3E2单抗具有较好的纯度、活性和特异性,为BATV快速检测方法的建立及致病机制研究奠定了基础。     

抗H5N1亚型禽流感病毒血凝素单克隆抗体的制备及鉴定

目的建立稳定分泌抗H5N1亚型禽流感病毒血凝素单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞系,为进一步研究禽流感诊断技术奠定基础。方法以纯化的H5亚型禽流感病毒按常规方法免疫BALBc小鼠,最后一次免疫后第3天取其脾细胞与SP20细胞在聚乙二醇作用下融合,用选择性培养、有限稀释法克隆和血凝抑制试验进行筛选,对获得阳性克隆株用ELISA方法进行亚型鉴定,并用37株H5、H7、H9亚型AIV测定其特异性、覆盖性。结果最后获得了3株分泌特异性抗体的杂交瘤细胞,命名为1E5、4A4、4B1,经长期体外培养和冻存后复苏能稳定地分泌抗体。经鉴定,其亚型均为IgG1、kappa链。腹水HI效价1∶210～1∶216,细胞培养上清HI效价1∶26～1∶28。3株杂交瘤所分泌的单克隆抗体均能与本中心保存的全部20株H5亚型禽流感病毒分离株发生反应,而与15株H9亚型禽流感病毒分离株、2株H7亚型禽流感病毒分离株以及H1H4、H6H15亚型禽流感病毒标准毒株均不反应,与鸡新城疫病毒、鹅新城疫病毒、鹅腺病毒和鸡产蛋下降综合征病毒等均无交叉反应。结论所获3株单克隆抗体可用于禽流感病毒特异性诊断试剂的研制。     

抗H9亚型禽流感病毒血凝素单克隆抗体的制备和鉴定

目的:获得分泌抗H9亚型禽流感病毒(AIV)血凝素单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞。方法:以H9N2亚型AIV为免疫原,免疫6～8周龄雌性BALB/c小鼠,取其脾细胞与骨髓瘤细胞Sp2/0-Ag-14,在PEG4000的作用下进行细胞融合,通过血凝抑制(HI)试验筛选分泌抗H9亚型AIV血凝素单克隆抗体的杂交瘤细胞。结果:经过连续3～4次克隆化,获得能稳定分泌抗H9亚型AIV血凝素的单克隆抗体细胞系6株,分别命名为1B2、1C10、1G2、2B7、2E3和5E11。6株细胞培养上清HI效价为24～28,腹水HI效价为210～213。除1G2为IgM外,其余5株均为IgG1。Western blotting结果显示,1B2、1C10、2B7和2E3能与AIVH9蛋白在Mr为75000处反应,表明其是针对AIVH9亚型血凝素蛋白的单抗。特异性试验表明该6株单抗均只与H9亚型AIV发生特异性HI反应,而不与其他14个HA亚型的AIV及新城疫病毒、传染性支气管炎病毒发生交叉反应,显示出良好的特异性。结论:制备了针对H9亚型禽流感病毒血凝素的单克隆抗体,为禽流感的快速诊断和病毒的抗原性分析等奠定了基础。     

Production of monoclonal antibodies against grouper nervous necrosis virus (GNNV) and development of an antigen capture ELISA

Five (2 IgG, 3 IgM) monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against the G9508KS strain of grouper nervous necrosis virus (GNNV) were produced and characterized. All 5 MAbs showed positive signals in the retina of GNNV-infected grouper larvae and in the cytoplasm of GNNV-infected GF-1 cells using immunohistochemistry staining. Two MAbs reacted with the denatured capsid protein derived from GNNV-infected GF-1 cells in Western blot analysis, but did not react with the GNNV recombinant capsid protein expressed by E. coli in an indirect immnunosorbent assay (ELISA). All 5 MAbs were able to neutralize GNNV, tiger puffer NNV (TPNNV) and barfin flounder NNV (BFNNV), while only 2 of the MAbs neutralized striped jack NNV (SJNNV). A capture ELISA system based on the use of MAbs for capture and a rabbit polyclonal antibody for detection was developed. When absorbance values higher than 0.5 were judged to be positive, the sensitivity of the capture ELISA system was 2.5 ng per well of purified GNNV protein or 6.5 x 10(4) TCID50 per well of GNNV supernatant from culture cells. This capture ELISA system could become a more specific and sensitive tool for NNV diagnosis in the field and in routine laboratories.     

Monoclonal Antibody-Based Serological Detection of Rice Stripe Mosaic Virus Infection in Rice Plants or Leafhoppers

Rice stripe mosaic virus(RSMV) is a rhabdovirus recently found in southern part of China and can cause severe reduction in rice production. To establish serological methods for RSMV epidemiological studies and to establish a control strategy for this virus, we first purified RSMV virions from infected rice plants and then used them as an immunogen to produce four RSMV-specific monoclonal antibodies(MAbs)(i.e.,1D4, 4A8, 8E4 and 11F11). With these MAbs, we have developed a highly specific and sensitive antigen-coated plate enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ACP-ELISA), a Dot-ELISA and a Tissue print-ELISA for rapid detections of RSMV infection in rice plants or in leafhoppers. Our results showed that RSMV can be readily detected in RSMV-infected rice plant tissue crude extracts diluted at 1:20,971,520(w/v, g/m L)through ACP-ELISA or diluted at 1:327,680(w/v, g/m L) through Dot-ELISA. Both ACP-ELISA and Dot-ELISA can also be used to detect RSMV infection in individual RSMV viruliferous leafhopper(Recilia dorsalis) homogenate diluted at 1:307,200 and 1:163,840(individual leafhopper/l L), respectively. Detection of RSMV infection in field-collected rice samples or in RSMV viruliferous leafhoppers indicated that the three serological methods can produce same results with that produced by RT-PCR(19 of the 33 rice samples and 5 of the 16 leafhoppers were RSMV-positive). We consider that the four MAbs produced in this study are very specific and sensitive, and the three new serological methods are very useful for detections of RSMV infection in rice plants or in leafhoppers and the establishment of the disease control strategies.     

Critical epitopes in transmissible gastroenteritis virus neutralization.

Purified transmissible gastroenteritis (TGE) virus was found to be composed of three major structural proteins having relative molecular weights of 200,000, 48,000, and 28,000. The peplomer glycoprotein was purified by affinity chromatography with the monoclonal antibody (MAb) 1D.G3. A collection of 48 MAbs against TGE virus was developed from which 26, 10, and 3 were specific for proteins E2, N, and E1, respectively. A total of 14 neutralizing MAbs of known reactivity were E2 protein specific. In addition, MAb 1B.C11, of unknown specificity, was also neutralizing. These MAbs reduced the virus titer 10(2)- to 10(9)-fold. Six different epitopes critical in TGE virus neutralization were found, all of which were conformational based on their immunogenicity and antigenicity. Only the epitope defined by MAb 1G.A7 was resistant to sodium dodecyl sulfate treatment, although it was destroyed by incubation in the presence of both the detergent and beta-mercaptoethanol. The frequency of MAb-resistant (mar) mutants selected with four MAbs (1G.A7, 1B.C11, 1G.A6, and 1E.F9) ranged from 10(-6) to 10(-7), whereas the frequency of the putative mar mutant defined by MAb 1B.B11 was lower than 10(-9). Furthermore, the epitopes defined by these MAbs and by MAbs 1H.C2 and 1A.F10, were present in 11 viral isolated with different geographical locations, years of isolation, and passage numbers (with the exception of two epitopes absent or modified in the TOY 56 viral isolate), suggesting that the critical epitopes in TGE virus neutralization were highly conserved.     

Production of Monoclonal Antibodies to Barley Mild Mosaic Virus and Their Use for Strain Differentiation

A panel of five stable hybridoma cell lines secreting mono- clonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced using a French mechanically transmitted isolate of barley mild mosaic virus (BaMMV-MF) as antigen. All mAbs reacted with BaMMV-MF in two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) formats: triple antibody sandwich (TAS)-ELISA and antigen-coated plate (ACP)-ELISA. These mAbs recognized epitopes, present on both degraded virions and intact particles. Four mAbs (5C8, 1D5, 1B12, 1A12) belong to the immunoglobulin (Ig)G class and one mAb (3A9) represents an IgM. The five mAbs were compared in TAS- and ACP-ELISA for reactivity with numerous French isolates. These isolates were detected in TAS- and ACP-ELISA with four mAbs (5C8, 1D5, 1B12, 3A9). In both ELISA systems the mAb 1A12 recognized only an epitope specific for BaMMV-MF. All mAbs, except 1A12 recognized also the German (BaMMV-MG), Italian (BaMMV-I) and Japanese (BaMMV-Ka1) isolates in both TAS- and ACP-ELISA. The Japanese isolate (BaMMV-Na1) only reacted with two mAbs (1D5, 5C8) in TAS-ELISA. Only one mAb (3A9) reacted with BaMMV-MF, BaMMV-PF, BaMMV-I,BaMMV-MG and BaMMV-Ka1 in Western blot. These mAbs make it possible to distingish between the three BaMMV serotypes.     

Virus-neutralizing antibodies of immunoglobulin G (IgG) but not of IgM or IgA isotypes can cure influenza virus pneumonia in SCID mice.

The ability of monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) to passively cure an influenza virus pneumonia in the absence of endogenous T- and B-cell responses was investigated by treating C.B-17 mice, homozygous for the severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mutation, with individual monoclonal antiviral antibodies 1 day after pulmonary infection with influenza virus PR8 [A/PR/8/34 (H1N1)]. Less than 10% of untreated SCID mice survived the infection. By contrast, 100% of infected SCID mice that had been treated with a single intraperitoneal inoculation of at least 175 micrograms of a pool of virus-neutralizing (VN+) antihemagglutinin (anti-HA) MAbs survived, even if antibody treatment was delayed up to 7 days after infection. The use of individual MAbs showed that recovery could be achieved by VN+ anti-HA MAbs of the immunoglobulin G1 (IgG1), IgG2a, IgG2b, and IgG3 isotypes but not by VN+ anti-HA MAbs of the IgA and IgM isotypes, even if the latter were used in a chronic treatment protocol to compensate for their shorter half-lives in vivo. Both IgA and IgM, although ineffective therapeutically, protected against infection when given prophylactically, i.e., before exposure to virus. An Fc gamma-specific effector mechanism was not an absolute requirement for antibody-mediated recovery, as F(ab')2 preparations of IgGs could cure the disease, although with lesser efficacy, than intact IgG. An anti-M2 MAb of the IgG1 isotype, which was VN- but bound well to infected cells and inhibited virus growth in vitro, failed to cure. These observations are consistent with the idea that MAbs of the IgG isotype cure the disease by neutralizing all progeny virus until all productively infected host cells have died. VN+ MAbs of the IgA and IgM isotypes may be ineffective therapeutically because they do not have sufficient access to all tissue sites in which virus is produced during influenza virus pneumonia.     

Time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay of potato virus M with monoclonal antibodies

Mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for potato virus M (PVM) were prepared and the properties of three of them were studied. MAb M4C1 is IgG2b, it binds with high affinity to PVM coat protein, to purified virus preparations and recognises PVM in infected potato leaves and tubers. MAb M6D5 is IgG2a and also reacts with PVM coat protein, purified PVM and with PVM in potato leaf and tuber extracts. In double-antibody sandwich ELISA (DAS ELISA) MAbs M4C1 and M6D5 reacted with all 17 PVM isolates tested. MAb M7 is IgG2b and recognises PVM only in indirect dot ELISA on nitrocellulose filters and viral coat protein on Western blots. MAbs against PVM were used as capture antibodies and europium-labelled MAbs as conjugates in time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay (EuTRFIA). The standard EuTRFIA curve of PVM detection is approximately linear over a range of PVM concentrations from 0.5 ng/ml to 1000 ng/ml. The lowest PVM concentration detectable in EuTRFIA was 0.5 ng/ml and correspondingly 6 ng/ml in DAS ELISA. The use of the europium chelate label allows PVM detection in potato leaf and tuber sap at dilutions greater than 10^--⁴ with very low background fluorescence. EuTRFIA with MAbs, with either one or two incubations is about 10–20 times more sensitive for PVM detection than is DAS ELISA. PVM and PVX, mixed with healthy potato tuber sap, were simultaneously tested in a single sample at concentrations lower than 10 ng/ml by double-label TRFIA using europium-labelled MAbs to PVM and samarium-labelled MAbs to PVX.     

Susceptibility of recently transmitted subtype B human immunodeficiency virus type 1 variants to broadly neutralizing antibodies

The ability of the broadly neutralizing human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) specific human monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) b12, 2G12, 2F5, and 4E10 to neutralize recently transmitted viruses has not yet been explored in detail. We investigated the neutralization sensitivity of subtype B HIV-1 variants obtained from four primary HIV infection cases and six transmission couples (four homosexual and two parenteral) to these MAbs. Sexually transmitted HIV-1 variants isolated within the first 2 months after seroconversion were generally sensitive to 2F5, moderately resistant to 4E10 and b12, and initially resistant but later more sensitive to 2G12 neutralization. In the four homosexual transmission couples, MAb neutralization sensitivity of HIV in recipients did not correlate with the MAb neutralization sensitivity of HIV from their source partners, whereas the neutralization sensitivity of donor and recipient viruses involved in parenteral transmission was more similar. For a fraction (11%) of the HIV-1 variants analyzed here, neutralization by 2G12 could not be predicted by the presence of N-linked glycosylation sites previously described to be involved in 2G12 binding. Resistance to 2F5 and 4E10 neutralization did also not correlate with mutations in the respective core epitopes. Overall, we observed that the neutralization resistance of recently transmitted subtype B HIV-1 variants was relatively high. Although 8 of 10 patients had viruses that were sensitive to neutralization by at least one of the four broadly neutralizing antibodies studied, 4 of 10 patients harbored at least one virus variant that seemed resistant to all four antibodies. Our results suggest that vaccine antigens that only elicit antibodies equivalent to b12, 2G12, 2F5, and 4E10 may not be sufficient to protect against all contemporary HIV-1 variants and that additional cross-neutralizing specificities need to be sought.     

Matrix protein-specific IgA antibody inhibits measles virus replication by intracellular neutralization

Measles virus (MV) is still an imposing threat to public health. The matrix (M) protein has been shown not only to function as a structure block in the assembled MV virions, but also to regulate viral RNA synthesis, playing an important role in MV's replication and assembly. In the present study, we generated a panel of IgG monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against M protein and successfully obtained one IgA MAb (5H7) from the IgG panel. Employing the polarized Vero cells grown in the two-chamber transwell model, we investigated whether M-specific 5H7 IgA MAb could suppress MV's replication and assembly. The data presented indicate that, while failing to show the activities of traditional neutralization and immune exclusion, M-specific IgA MAb was able to effectively inhibit viral replication by intracellular neutralization (78%), supporting the notion that the M protein is important for MV assembly and replication and implying that the M protein was an effective target antigen. The data also showed that MV had a long entry and assembly phase during viral replication, providing an extended window for IgA intervention. The colocalization of M proteins and M-specific 5H7 IgA MAbs demonstrated that the intracellular neutralization was due to the direct binding of the M-specific 5H7 IgA MAbs to the M proteins. In summary, the present study has added another example showing that IgA antibodies targeting internal viral antigens could proactively participate in mucosal immune protection by intracellular neutralization and has provided evidence that M protein might be included as a target antigen in future MV vaccine design.