Table II of Characterized Onchocerca Antigens (1997)

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CLONE NAME and OTHER NAMES LIBR-ARY SCREENING TOOL HOMOLOG/IDENTITY RECOMB AG SIZE / LOCALIZATION / STAGE SPECIES COMMENTS INVESTIGATOR REF
Ovcol-1 

OvMBP/29

Ad cDNA PCR 

Hu Ov sera & not Wb sera

small nematode collagen 9.7 kDa predicted, 14.2 kDa under reduced SDS-PAGE, immunolocalized to the cuticles of adults and uterine microfilariae  Ov Perferentially recognized by IgG3 from PI individuals from Ecuador Stewart/Bradley 23
pOG11 Mf cDNA 

of Og

Pooled INF, hybridization with Ov Ad cDNA repetitive antigen Found in high MW fraction of Ag, immunolocalized to muscle and specific membrane layers Ov, Og Recognized more strongly by patients with sowda Miller/

Catmull

30
OvMBP20/11  Ad cDNA Hu Ov sera & not Wb sera homologous to BM20 SEC-1 from Globodera pallida and several C.e. ORFs F02A9.2 retinol binding protein Body wall of adult, mf, L3 and L4. Detected also in ES Ov 

Av 

Bm

diagnostic Ag, 

Ab to OvMBP20/11 in INFPI, proliferation to OvMBP20/11 in PI+INF

Bradley/Maizels 

Bradley/Nutman

37 

38

Ov39 Ad cDNA human serum from infected patients F40E10.5 of C.e. is a possible homolog 22 kDa protein in adult Ov is immuno-logically cross-reactive with 44 kDa component of the retinal pigment epithelium cells Taylor/Braun 35, 12
PG3 ? Pooled sera from patients with sowda collagen   Ov   Garate/Parkhouse 24
Ov16 
 
 

?

Ad cDNA Affinity purified human antibodies from Ov sera
 
 

similar to phosphatidylethanol-amine binding protein of vertebrates

16 kDa, hypodermis cuticle uterus in adult worms Ov diagnostic Ag Lobos/Weiss 
 
 

Erttmann/Gallin


 
 

39

OvG15 Ad cDNA Hu Wb SERA HSP 70 homologous to BmHSa and F26D10.3 from C.e. 70 kDa Ov preferentially recognized by mf- Rothstein / Rajan 4
Og 11 Mf (Og) Hu Ov sera   87 bp repeat Og   Catmull/Miller 7
OV33 
 
 

OC 3.6 
 
 

OV5B/3B

Ad cDNA 

  Ad cDNA 
 
 

Ad cDNA

Hu Ov sera 
 
 

Hu Ov sera vs. other filarial sera 

R anti-Ov adult

Aspartyl protease inhibitor homologous to Ce ORF celf32a5
 
 

130 kDa b-gal fpp 

70/85 kDa MBP fpp

Ov Di Bm 
 
 

Ov 

Ov Di

diagnostic Ag Lucius/Donelson 
 
 

Chandrashekar/ 

Weil 

Nkenfou/Perler


 
 

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Onchoag-1 Ad cDNA Hu Ov sera myosin heavy chain 200 kDa, muscle in adult Ov   Erondu/Donelson 10
OV 22/31M Ad cDNA Hu Ov sera & not Wb sera   20 kDa protein, adult Ov   Bradley/Maizels 14
OW10 Ad cDNA Hu Ov sera   (?) 3 kDa (90 bp ORF) Ov T-cell epitope identified Colina/Perler/ 

Nutman

19
aS1 Ad cDNA Hu Sow and not GEN or END related to human chemokine   ov IgG3 reactivity was restricted to sowda Erttmann/Gallin 40
OvGalBP Ad CDNA Hu anti-Loa loa vertebrate galactoside-binding protein 32 kDa   recognized by INF and not by PI Klion/Donelson 41
OV 103 Ad cDNA infected Chimpanzee sera some homology to C.e. ORF ZC410.5 15 kDa, in hypodermis & basal cuticle (ad) & surface (mf) Ov Ab anti-OV 103 kill mf in vitro (ADCC) Lustigman/Prince 11
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CLONE NAME and OTHER NAMES LIBR-ARY SCREENING TOOL HOMOLOGY/IDENTIT RECOMB AG SIZE / LOCALIZATION / STAGE SPECIES COMMENTS INVESTIGATOR REF
Ov64 
 
 

Ov18 

GAAP

L3 cDNA 
 
 

L3 cDNA

PI sera from Liberia/Ecuador 

PCR based on protein sequence

homologous to Av18 and Di 20/22 
 
 
 
 

as above

highly expressed SL1 trascript in Bm and Ov, temporal expression during molting, ES 

as above

Ov, Av, Di Recognized by 85-95% PI and INF from Cameroon. 40% protection in mice Joseph/Lustigman 
 
 

Wisnewski/Grieve 

Wu/Bianco


 
 

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OV73K 

Ov4.21 

Oveg1

L4 cDNA 

L3 cDNA 

Ad cDNA

PI sera from Liberia/Ecuador 

PI vs. INF Ecuador 

Serum from MF +++ patients

putative substrate for TGase during molting 

 

In secretory vesicles and glandular esophagus of molting L3 and L4, in cuticles of L4 and Ad. In eggshell of developing mf in the uterus. Ov Recognized by 90-100% of INF and PI from Liberia, 67% of INF and PI from Ecuador. 

13% reduction of Ov larvae recovery in mice

Joseph/Lustigman 

McCarthy/Nutman 

Tume/McKerrow 

 

27

OI5/OI3 Ad cDNA PI vs. INF 37 and 45 kDa proteins Adutl, mf and L3 Ov 200 kDa size of the native protein Perler/Nutman/ 

Tuan

8
E1 Ad cDNA PI serum brain ankyrin 90 kDa on SDS-PAGE, 

localized to the neuronal bodies nerve ring and extra cellular clefts of the basal labyrinth

Ov preferentially recognized by PI sera Erttmann/Gallin 25
OvB8 

Ov87 

Aldolase 

Actin

L3 cDNA PI sera from Liberia/Ecuador     Ov recognized by PI and INF Joseph/Lustigman *
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 Immunoscreening with anti-X-irradiated L3 sera
 
 
CLONE NAME and OTHER NAMES LIBR-ARY SCREENING TOOL HOMOLOG/IDENTITY RECOMB AG SIZE / LOCALIZATION / STAGE SPECIES COMMENTS INVESTIGATORS REF
OvB20 Ad cDNA differential immunoscreening using cattle sera against X-L3 of Ol vs. infected cows Has possible C.e. homolog ORF T17H7.4  52 and 65 kDa expressed in embryo to L4 but not in adults Ov recombinant protein confers 49-60% protection in jirds against Av Tuan/Bianco 

Abdel-Wahab/Bianco

26 

42

OvL3-1 Ad cDNA human serum raised against radiation attenuated Ov L3 LIM domain protein homologous to AvL3-1 and F42G4.e from C.e. 50 kDa on immunoblot Ov, Av recombinant protein offers no protection in the Av jird model Oberlander/ Lusius 33 

34

OV 7 

OC9.3 

OvMBP/10

Ad cDNA Chimp anti-X-L3 

Hu Ov sera vs. other filariae sera 

Hu Ov sera & not Wb sera

Cystatin homologous to B.m. and C.e.ESTs 17 kDa, in hypodermis basal cuticle (L3, Ad) & eggshell (uterine mf) Ov, Bm 

Av

recombinant protein confers 36-49% protection in mice aginst Ov Lustigman/Prince 

Chandrashekar/ 

Weil 

Bradley/Maizels

13 

14

Chitinase 

 

L3 cDNA of Av sera of 

vaccinated jirds

homologous to Ov and Bm chitinase 52/75 kDa 

glandular esophagus in L3 and uterine mf in female worms

Av,Ov, Bm, Bp, Di   Adam/Lucius  45
Tropomyosin 1, LsTM1 

Tropomyosin 2, 

LsTM2

L3 cDNA of Ls serum from vaccinated rabbit anti Ov Ov Tropomyosin    Ls, Ov   MacLennan/Taylor 47
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M2f.e (OVMS18) Ad cDNA Anti-Di mf 18 kDa surface protein   18 kDa mf surface Ov Di other filariae   Dinman/Scott 5
OVIF 
 
 
 
 

OV1CF


 
 

Ad cDNA


 
 
 
 

Mab OV-1

intermediate filament protein (IF) has several nematode homologs 70 kDa 

immunolocalized to muscle and specific membrane layers 

65-70 kDa, circulating Ag, crossreactive with keratin

Ov 
 
 
 
 

Ov

  Zang/Miller 
 
 
 
 

Chandrashekar/ 

Weil

28 
 
 
 
 

43

2A4.1   Mab 2A4E9   14 kDa, surface of mf Og, Ov phenylalanine-rich protein Conraths/ 

Parkhouse

1
2A5.1   Mab 2A5B9 myosin/paramyosin 92 kDA  Og,Ol   Conraths/ 

Parkhouse

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Immunoscreening with rabbit sera raised against L3 and/or L4
 
 
CLONE NAME and OTHER NAMES LIBR-ARY SCREENING TOOL HOMOLOG/IDENTITY RECOMB AG SIZE / LOCALIZATION / STAGE SPECIES COMMENTS INVESTIGATORS REF
RAL-1 Ad cDNA Rabbit anti-Ov L3 calreticulin 

homologous to S25851 from C.e.

42 kDa, adult and L3 Ov stimulates T-cell prolifaration, 

Ab in 86% INF 

Unnasch / Greene 20
RAL-2 

Ov17

Ad cDNA 

Ad cDNA

Rabbit anti-Ov L3 

Hu Ov sera & not Wb sera

homologous to Brugia SXP-1 and C. e. EST CEESG72R 17 kDa, hypodermis of adult worms and L3 Ov Ab response in INF is irreversibly correlated with ocular pathology Gallin / Unnasch 

Bradley/Unnasch

21 

44

EF-1a Ad cDNA Rabbit anti-L3 translation elong factor 1-A, homologous to C.e. EST CEESE09R   Ov message 70% abundant as actin Alarcon / Donelson 3
Mov2 

Ov-20, Ov-9

Ad cDNA Rabbit anti-L3   18/22 KDa protein, in annulae of L3 and uterine wall of female worms. All stages. Secreted by L3 and adult worms of A.v. Ov, Av 55% reduction in adult worm recovery in the Av model Jerkins/Bianco 46
Mov14 

OvTROP

Ad cDNA Rabbit anti-L3 tropomyosin 40 kDa in ES of larvae 

42 kDa in L3 extracts 

Ov, Tc Important antigen in immunity against Trichostrongylus in sheep. 48-62% reduction of Ov mf survival in mice Jenkins/Bianco 

Taylor/Bianco

47
Ov9M Ad cDNA Rabbit anti-L3 & L4 
 
 

 

calponin  45 kDa, in the longitudinal muscles of larvae and adult worms    recognized by 40-60% of INF and PI Irvine/Lustigman 28
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Rational screening for molecules important to parasite
 
 
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SPECIES
COMMENTS HOMOLGY/IDENTITY     INVESTIGATOR REF
OvGlt Ad cDNA PCR glutamate transporter homologous to D86740 from C.e.   Ov Ce   Radice/

Lustigman

29
OVB2 Ad gemonic HYBRID TO Bm cDNA FOR 65KD AG ASPARTYL t-RNA SYNTHETASE   Ov NO RNA IN AD MF Kron/

Unnasch

15
OVGS1/OVGS2 Ad gemonic ASCARIS MSP cDNA MAJOR SPERM PROTEIN   Ov MSP IS 5% SPERM PROT; CYTOSKEL Scott/

Ward

16
ov para Ad cDNA Rab a-Di paramyosin PARAMYOSIN 98 kDa; 848 Aa Ov Di Ce 99% ID to Di para-myosi Limberger/

McReynolds

17
OVT1 Ad cDNA Ag to embryo associated proteins paramyosin like protein 230 kDa

expressed in late morula/early blastocyst stage and hypodermal cells of larvae and adults

Ov   Triteeraprapab/

Scott

36
D 1-3             Erttmann / Gallin *
ACTIN 1A / 2B Ad hu B-ACTIN cDNA ACTIN 41 kDa (CALCULATED) Ov   Zeng/Donelson 22
OVCP Ad, L3 cDNA PCR cysteine protease   Ov, Oo   Lustigman/

Brotman

48
chitinase cDNA PCR from protein sequence homolous to chitinase of Bm mf 53 kDa Ov L3 specific Wu/Bianco 42
      nicotinic acethylcholine receptor       Ajuh/Edwang  
CyP1

CyP2

Ad and L3 cDNA Bm CyP probe and antibodies cyclophilin CyP1-150 kDa

CyP2-18 kDa

Ov, Bm, Di   Carlow et al. *
PTG08 Ad cDNA Ab to trans-glutaminase TSA hypodermis in adult worms Ov   Chandrashekar/

Weil

*
GST-2

P24

Ad cDNA polyclonal Ab anti-GST     Ov   Salinas/Taylor *
OvA3 Ad cDNA PCR lin 12 related   Ov   Bialonslu/Zipfel *
OVSOD1

OVSOD2

OVSOD3

Ad cDNA PCR superoxide dismutase   Ov A Cu/Zn SOD Henkle/

Walter

18
OVGST1

OVGST2

OVGST3

Ad cDNA Ab glutathione S-transf-erase   Ov   Henkle *
OVGR1 Ad cDNA PCR glutathione reductase   Ov   Muller *
OVPTK3

OVPTK2

Ad cDNA PCR protein tyrosine kinase   Ov   Henkle *
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