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. 1996 Jun;64(6):2356–2358. doi: 10.1128/iai.64.6.2356-2358.1996

Neutralizing monoclonal antibodies against listeriolysin: mapping of epitopes involved in pore formation.

A Darji 1, K Niebuhr 1, M Hense 1, J Wehland 1, T Chakraborty 1, S Weiss 1
PMCID: PMC174080  PMID: 8675351

Abstract

Six different mouse monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) and a specific rabbit polygonal antibody were raised against listeriolysin. Four of the MAbs also recognized seeligeriolysin, and five cross-reacted with ivanolysin. The hemolytic activity could be neutralized by the polygonal antibody as well as by five of the MAbs. None of the neutralizing antibodies interfered with the binding of listeriolysin to the cellular membrane. The epitopes recognized by the MAbs were localized by using overlapping synthetic peptides between positions 59 and 279, a region hitherto not implicated in mediating hemolytic activity.

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