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2003 AUG 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- Antigenic cross-reactivity was found between measles and cowpea mosaic viruses.
"Two nonrelated viruses, cowpea mosaic virus (wtCPMV) and measles virus (MV), were found to induce cross-reactive antibodies. The nature of this cross-reactivity was studied and results are presented here demonstrating that antiserum raised against wtCPMV reacted with peptide from the fusion (F) protein of MV. Furthermore, the F protein of MV was shown to share an identical conformational B cell epitope with the small subunit of CPMV coat protein," scientists in England report.
"Passive transfer of anti-wtCPMV antibodies into BALB/c mice conferred partial protection against measles virus induced encephalitis," stated Wieslawa Olszewska and Michael W. Steward at the London School of Hygiene and ...