Species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.

Six ebolavirus species are reported to date, including human pathogens Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), Ebola virus (EBOV), Sudan virus (SUDV), and Taï Forest virus (TAFV); non-human pathogen Reston virus (RESTV); and the plausible Bombali virus (BOMV). Since there are differences in the disease severity ca...

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Autores principales: Qingbo Shu, Tara Kenny, Jia Fan, Christopher J Lyon, Lisa H Cazares, Tony Y Hu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a34f638c6e5c42bc8be2c3586f6abb082021-12-02T19:59:53ZSpecies-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.1553-73661553-737410.1371/journal.ppat.1010039https://doaj.org/article/a34f638c6e5c42bc8be2c3586f6abb082021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1010039https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7366https://doaj.org/toc/1553-7374Six ebolavirus species are reported to date, including human pathogens Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), Ebola virus (EBOV), Sudan virus (SUDV), and Taï Forest virus (TAFV); non-human pathogen Reston virus (RESTV); and the plausible Bombali virus (BOMV). Since there are differences in the disease severity caused by different species, species identification and viral burden quantification are critical for treating infected patients timely and effectively. Here we developed an immunoprecipitation-coupled mass spectrometry (IP-MS) assay for VP40 antigen detection and quantification. We carefully selected two regions of VP40, designated as peptide 8 and peptide12 from the protein sequence that showed minor variations among Ebolavirus species through MS analysis of tryptic peptides and antigenicity prediction based on available bioinformatic tools, and generated high-quality capture antibodies pan-specific for these variant peptides. We applied this assay to human plasma spiked with recombinant VP40 protein from EBOV, SUDV, and BDBV and virus-like particles (VLP), as well as EBOV infected NHP plasma. Sequence substitutions between EBOV and SUDV, the two species with highest lethality, produced affinity variations of 2.6-fold for p8 and 19-fold for p12. The proposed IP-MS assay differentiates four of the six known EBV species in one assay, through a combination of p8 and p12 data. The IP-MS assay limit of detection (LOD) using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) as signal readout was determined to be 28 ng/mL and 7 ng/mL for EBOV and SUDV respectively, equivalent to ~1.625-6.5×105 Geq/mL, and comparable to the LOD of lateral flow immunoassays currently used for Ebola surveillance. The two peptides of the IP-MS assay were also identified by their tandem MS spectra using a miniature MALDI-TOF MS instrument, greatly increasing the feasibility of high specificity assay in a decentralized laboratory.Qingbo ShuTara KennyJia FanChristopher J LyonLisa H CazaresTony Y HuPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleImmunologic diseases. AllergyRC581-607Biology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Pathogens, Vol 17, Iss 11, p e1010039 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
spellingShingle Immunologic diseases. Allergy
RC581-607
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Qingbo Shu
Tara Kenny
Jia Fan
Christopher J Lyon
Lisa H Cazares
Tony Y Hu
Species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.
description Six ebolavirus species are reported to date, including human pathogens Bundibugyo virus (BDBV), Ebola virus (EBOV), Sudan virus (SUDV), and Taï Forest virus (TAFV); non-human pathogen Reston virus (RESTV); and the plausible Bombali virus (BOMV). Since there are differences in the disease severity caused by different species, species identification and viral burden quantification are critical for treating infected patients timely and effectively. Here we developed an immunoprecipitation-coupled mass spectrometry (IP-MS) assay for VP40 antigen detection and quantification. We carefully selected two regions of VP40, designated as peptide 8 and peptide12 from the protein sequence that showed minor variations among Ebolavirus species through MS analysis of tryptic peptides and antigenicity prediction based on available bioinformatic tools, and generated high-quality capture antibodies pan-specific for these variant peptides. We applied this assay to human plasma spiked with recombinant VP40 protein from EBOV, SUDV, and BDBV and virus-like particles (VLP), as well as EBOV infected NHP plasma. Sequence substitutions between EBOV and SUDV, the two species with highest lethality, produced affinity variations of 2.6-fold for p8 and 19-fold for p12. The proposed IP-MS assay differentiates four of the six known EBV species in one assay, through a combination of p8 and p12 data. The IP-MS assay limit of detection (LOD) using multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) as signal readout was determined to be 28 ng/mL and 7 ng/mL for EBOV and SUDV respectively, equivalent to ~1.625-6.5×105 Geq/mL, and comparable to the LOD of lateral flow immunoassays currently used for Ebola surveillance. The two peptides of the IP-MS assay were also identified by their tandem MS spectra using a miniature MALDI-TOF MS instrument, greatly increasing the feasibility of high specificity assay in a decentralized laboratory.
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author Qingbo Shu
Tara Kenny
Jia Fan
Christopher J Lyon
Lisa H Cazares
Tony Y Hu
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Tara Kenny
Jia Fan
Christopher J Lyon
Lisa H Cazares
Tony Y Hu
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title Species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.
title_short Species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.
title_full Species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.
title_fullStr Species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.
title_full_unstemmed Species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using VP40-derived peptide variants.
title_sort species-specific quantification of circulating ebolavirus burden using vp40-derived peptide variants.
publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
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