HCVisasmall50nm,enveloped,single-stranded,positivesenseRNAvirusinthefamilyFlaviviridae.
HCVhasahighrateofreplicationwithapproximatelyonetrillionparticlesproducedeachdayinaninfectedindividual.Duetolackofproofre
ADIngbytheHCVRNApolymerase,theHCVhasanexceptionallyhighmutationrate,afactorthatmayhelpiteludethehost"simmuneresponse.HepatitisCvirusisclassifiedintosixgenotypes(1-6)withseveralsubtypeswithineachgenotype.ThepreponderanceanddistributionofHCVgenotypesvariesglobally.Genotypeisclinicallyimportantindeterminingpotentialresponsetointerferon-basedtherapyandtherequireddurationofsuchtherapy.Genotypes1and4arelessresponsivetointerferon-basedtreatmentthanaretheothergenotypes(2,3,5and6).
E.coliderived30kDarecombinantprotein.
ArtificialmosaicpolypeptidecompositeconstructedfromdiagnosticallyrelevantantigenicregionsderivedfromtheNS4region.
HCVNS4proteinwaspurifiedbyproprietarychromatographictechnique.
HCVNS4proteinis>95%pureasdeterminedby10%PAGE(coomassiestaining).
1.5Murea,25mMTris-HClpH-8,0.2%Triton-X&50%Glycerol.
HCVNS4althoughstableat4°Cfor1week,shouldbestoredbelow-18°C.
Pleasepreventfreezethawcycles.
ImmunoreactivewithseraofHCV-infectedindividuals.
HCVNS4antigenissuitablefor
ELISAandWesternblots,excellentantigenfordetectionofHCVwithminimalspecificityproblems.
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