id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-330324-4hqhty5o Yu, Meng Determination and application of immunodominant regions of SARS coronavirus spike and nucleocapsid proteins recognized by sera from different animal species 2008-02-29 .txt text/plain 5799 284 50 title: Determination and application of immunodominant regions of SARS coronavirus spike and nucleocapsid proteins recognized by sera from different animal species In this study, we aim to search for and compare immunodominant regions of the spike (S) and nucleocapsid (N) proteins which are recognized by sera from different animal species, including mouse, rat, rabbit, civet, pig and horse. In this study we identified and characterized the major immunodominant domains of the SARS-CoV N and S proteins recognized by different animal species, and then developed competition ELISAs based on these findings. The specificity of the antibody was further confirmed using Western blot against viral antigen (data not shown) and IFAT using SARS-CoV infected Vero cells. One of the main aims of this study was to assess the feasibility of developing a competition ELISA for detection of SARS-CoV antibodies from different animal species. Inhibition of binding of mono-specific chicken antibodies to SARS-CoV by sera from different species. ./cache/cord-330324-4hqhty5o.txt ./txt/cord-330324-4hqhty5o.txt