HBsAg Polyklonale Antilichaam, PE-vervoeging

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection induces a disease state characterised by liver damage, inflammation and viral persistence. Infection also increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma. HBV belongs to the Hepadnaviridae family of viruses. Its genome consists of partially double stranded circular DNA. The DNA is enclosed in a nucleocapsid, or core antigen (HBcAg), which is surrounded by a spherical envelope (surface antigen or HBsAg) . The core antigen shares its sequences with the e antigen (HBeAg) but no cross reactivity between the two proteins has been observed. The HBV genome also encodes a DNA polymerase that also acts as a reverse transcriptase. Hepatitis B infection is normally diagnosed from serological tests that detect HBsAg but as the disease progresses this antigen may no longer be present in the blood and tests for HBcAg are used. If HBsAg can be detected in the blood for longer than six months, chronic hepatitis B is diagnosed. The antigenic determinant of the protein moiety of the HBsAg determines specific characteristics of different serotypes and provides the basis of immunodetection. HBsAg has antigenic heterogeneity, specifically, two pairs of sub specific determinants, d/y and w/r allow the following combinations: adw, ayw, adr, ayr.

HBsAg; HBV major surface antigen; HBV surface antigen; Hepatitis B Virus major surface antigen; Major surface antigen; S; Human Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

Q67926

Cell membrane

Human, Virus

HBsAg

PE

Human Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

WB, IF (IHC-P), IF (IHC-F), IF (ICC)

Purified by Protein A.

496,564nm/578nm

1µg/µl

WB (1:300-5000), IF (IHC-P) (1:50-200), IF (IHC-F) (1:50-200), IF (ICC) (1:50-200)

Aqueous buffered solution containing 0.01M TBS (pH 7.4) with 1% BSA, 0.02% Proclin300 and 50% Glycerol.

Unmodified

Store at -20°C. Aliquot into multiple vials to avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.

Bee

Hepatitis B virus