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. 1994 May;62(5):2051–2057. doi: 10.1128/iai.62.5.2051-2057.1994

Characterization of a linear epitope on Chlamydia trachomatis serovar L2 DnaK-like protein.

S Birkelund 1, B Larsen 1, A Holm 1, A G Lundemose 1, G Christiansen 1
PMCID: PMC186465  PMID: 7513310

Abstract

A cytoplasmic 75-kDa immunogen from Chlamydia trachomatis serovar L2 has previously been characterized as being similar to the Escherichia coli heat shock protein DnaK. We have localized a linear epitope for one monoclonal antibody specific for C. trachomatis DnaK. By use of a recombinant DNA technique, the epitope was limited to 14 amino acids. With synthetic peptides, the epitope was further limited to eight amino acids. Six of these amino acids are conserved in bovine HSP70, which has a known three-dimensional structure. The amino acid sequence homologous to the epitope is located in a linear part of the HSP70 molecule known as connect II.

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