The nueleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a major virion structural protein. In this study, two epitopes (Nl and N2) of the N protein of SARS-CoV were predicted by bio...The nueleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a major virion structural protein. In this study, two epitopes (Nl and N2) of the N protein of SARS-CoV were predicted by bioinformatics analysis. After immunization with two peptides, the peptides-specific antibodies were isolated from the immunized rabbits. The further experiments demonstrated that N1 peptide-induced polyclonal antibodies had a high affinity to bind to E. coli expressed N protein of SAR,S-CoV. Furthermore, it was confirmed that Nl peptide-specific IgG antibodies were detectable in the sera of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. The results indicated that an epitope of the N protein has been identified and N protein specific Abs were produced by peptide immunization, which will be useful for the study of SARS-CoV.展开更多
With the development of genome sequencing for many organisms, more and moreraw sequences need to be annotated. Gene prediction by computational methods for finding thelocation of protein coding regions is one of the e...With the development of genome sequencing for many organisms, more and moreraw sequences need to be annotated. Gene prediction by computational methods for finding thelocation of protein coding regions is one of the essential issues in bioinformatics. Two classes ofmethods are generally adopted: similarity based searches and ab initio prediction. Here, we reviewthe development of gene prediction methods, summarize the measures for evaluating predictor quality,highlight open problems in this area, and discuss future research directions.展开更多
基金supported by the grant of Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(No.03DZ19113)National Key Basic Research Program of China(No.2001CB510006)+1 种基金863 project(No.2001AA231011)a specific project against SARS from Chinese Academy of Sciences.
文摘The nueleocapsid (N) protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus (SARS-CoV) is a major virion structural protein. In this study, two epitopes (Nl and N2) of the N protein of SARS-CoV were predicted by bioinformatics analysis. After immunization with two peptides, the peptides-specific antibodies were isolated from the immunized rabbits. The further experiments demonstrated that N1 peptide-induced polyclonal antibodies had a high affinity to bind to E. coli expressed N protein of SAR,S-CoV. Furthermore, it was confirmed that Nl peptide-specific IgG antibodies were detectable in the sera of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients. The results indicated that an epitope of the N protein has been identified and N protein specific Abs were produced by peptide immunization, which will be useful for the study of SARS-CoV.
文摘With the development of genome sequencing for many organisms, more and moreraw sequences need to be annotated. Gene prediction by computational methods for finding thelocation of protein coding regions is one of the essential issues in bioinformatics. Two classes ofmethods are generally adopted: similarity based searches and ab initio prediction. Here, we reviewthe development of gene prediction methods, summarize the measures for evaluating predictor quality,highlight open problems in this area, and discuss future research directions.
