Recombinant WNV Pre-M Antigen, His-tagged

Specification

• Cat#: WNV-425
• Product Name: Recombinant WNV Pre-M Antigen, His-tagged
• Description: The E. coli derived 20 kDa recombinant protein contains the West-Nile N-Terminal Pre-M Virus immunodominant regions. The protein is fused with 6 × His tag at c-terminal.
• Species: WNV
• Molecular Weight: 20 kDa
• Source: Escherichia Coli.
• Introduction: West Nile virus (WNV) is a virus of the family Flaviviridae part of the Japanese encephalitis (JE) antigenic complex of viruses. Image reconstructions and cryoelectron microscopyreveal a 45-50 nm virion covered with a relatively smooth proteinsurface. This structure is similar to virus; both belong to the genus flavivirus within the family Flaviviridae. WNV is a positive-sense, single strand of RNA, it is between 11,000 and 12,000 nucleotides long which encode seven non-structural proteins and three structural proteins. The RNA strand is held within a nucleocapsid formed from 12 kDaprotein blocks; the capsid is contained within a host-derived membrane altered by two viral glycoproteins.
• Purity: Protein is >95% pure as determined by SDS-PAGE.
• Stability: WNV Pre-M although stable at 4°C for 1 week, should be stored below -18°C. Please prevent freeze thaw cycles.
• Application: Antigen in ELISA and Western blots, excellent antigen for detection of West-Nile virus with minimal specificity problems.