Detection of HAstV-2 capsid protein by scFv PL-2. (a)
Reducing SDS-PAGE analysis of purified proteins. Lanes: M, molecular
weight marker; 1, mAb PL-2; 2, scFv PL-2; 3, negative control mAb
NegC. (b) Anti-Strep-tag Western blot detection of scFv PL-2, which
contains a Strep-tag (lane 4). (c) SDS-PAGE (left) and anti-His-tag
Western blot (right) analyses of wheat germ extracts containing recombinant
HAstV-2 capsid protein (C) or wheat germ extract alone (−).
(d) SDS-PAGE (left) and anti-His-tag Western blot (right) analyses
of immunoprecipitation experiments using scFv PL-2 and wheat germ
extracts containing recombinant HAstV-2 capsid protein (C) or wheat
germ extract alone (−). (e) ELISA detection of antibody binding
to HAstV-2 capsid protein. Wells were coated with wheat germ extracts
containing recombinant HAstV-2 capsid protein (+ Capsid) or wheat
germ extract alone (− Capsid). Binding was detected by a HRP-conjugated
goat anti-mouse IgG secondary antibody (for full-length mAbs) or HRP-conjugated
Strep-Tactin (for scFv PL-2). Experiments with mAb PL-2 and scFv PL-2
were performed in triplicate. Due to limited amounts of wheat germ
extract samples, the negative control experiments with mAb NegC or
no primary antibody were performed in duplicate. Error bars represent
the standard deviation.