Hepatitis B is one of a few known non-retroviral viruses which employ reverse transcription as a part of its replication process. (HIV, a completely unrelated virus, also uses reverse transcription, but it is a retrovirus.) HBV invades the cell by binding to surface receptor and become internalized. The viral core particles then migrate to the hepatocyte nucleus and the partially double-stranded, relaxed circular genomes (RC-DNA) are repaired to form a covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA), which is the template for viral genomic and sub-genomic RNAs by cellular RNA polymerase II. Of these, the pregenomic RNA (pgRNA is selectively packaged into progeny capsids and is then reverse-transcribed into new RC-DNA. The core can either bud into the endoplasmic reticulum to be enveloped or exported from the cell or recycled back into the genome for conversion to cccDNA.
Source:Recombinant protein corresponding to the HBV core ayw immunodominant region, aa1-183, expressed in E. coli.
Molecular Weight:~18kD
Specificity:Immunoreactive with sera of HBV-infected individuals.
Applications:Suitable for use in ELISA, Western Blot and as an antigen for detection of HBV with minimal specificity problems. Other applications not tested.
Recommended Dilution:Optimal dilutions to be determined by the researcher.
Storage and Stability:May be stored at 4°C for short-term only. Aliquot to avoid repeated freezing and thawing. Store at -20°C. Aliquots are stable for 12 months. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap.
仕様
Size：100ug
Source Antigen：Recombinant, E. coli
Grade：Highly Purified
Purity：~95% (10% PAGE, coomassie staining)
Form：Supplied as a liquid in 7.5mM Na-PO4, pH 7.2, 75mM sodium chloride, 50% glycerol.
