Development of Specific Monoclonal Antibodies against Porcine RIG-I-like Receptors Revealed the Species Specificity

The RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) play critical roles in sensing and combating viral infections, particularly RNA virus infections. However, there is a dearth of research on livestock RLRs due to a lack of specific antibodies. In this study, we purified porcine RLR proteins and developed monoclonal an...

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Published in:International journal of molecular sciences 2023-02, Vol.24 (4), p.4118
Main Authors: Shao, Qi, Li, Shuangjie, Cao, Qi, Gu, Haotian, Zhang, Jiajia, Zhang, Youwen, Zhang, Kaili, Zheng, Wanglong, Chen, Nanhua, Shang, Shaobin, Zhu, Jianzhong
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal behavior
Animals
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Antiviral agents
Bacteria
DEAD Box Protein 58
DEAD-box RNA Helicases - metabolism
DNA helicase
Domains
Health aspects
human
Humans
Immunity, Innate
Immunofluorescence
Innate immunity
Interferon-Induced Helicase, IFIH1 - genetics
Livestock
Lymphatic system
Monoclonal antibodies
monoclonal antibody
Pathogens
porcine
Proteins
RLRs
RNA
RNA Helicases - metabolism
RNA viruses
Species Specificity
Swine
Virus diseases
Western blotting
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Summary:The RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) play critical roles in sensing and combating viral infections, particularly RNA virus infections. However, there is a dearth of research on livestock RLRs due to a lack of specific antibodies. In this study, we purified porcine RLR proteins and developed monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against porcine RLR members RIG-I, MDA5 and LGP2, for which one, one and two hybridomas were obtained, respectively. The porcine RIG-I and MDA5 mAbs each targeted the regions beyond the N-terminal CARDs domains, whereas the two LGP2 mAbs were both directed to the N-terminal helicase ATP binding domain in the Western blotting. In addition, all of the porcine RLR mAbs recognized the corresponding cytoplasmic RLR proteins in the immunofluorescence and immunochemistry assays. Importantly, both RIG-I and MDA5 mAbs are porcine specific, without demonstrating any cross-reactions with the human counterparts. As for the two LGP2 mAbs, one is porcine specific, whereas another one reacts with both porcine and human LGP2. Thus, our study not only provides useful tools for porcine RLR antiviral signaling research, but also reveals the porcine species specificity, giving significant insights into porcine innate immunity and immune biology.
ISSN:1422-0067
1661-6596
1422-0067
DOI:10.3390/ijms24044118