Bioquímicos e reagentes

<p>This mouse monoclonal antibody is complementary to the Zika envelope protein, with batches of the IgG1k immunoglobulin subclass available. It has been purified by DEAE column chromatography and is presented as a liquid in 0.015M potassium phosphate, 0.85% NaCl, pH 7.2.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Transmitted by infected mosquitoes, the Zika virus, although it causes asymptotic and mild symptoms in the majority of cases, it can lead to neurological complications and Guillain-Barr&amp;eacute; syndrome in adults. Furthermore during pregnancy, infants may be born with microcephaly and congenital malformations, known as Zika syndrome. The envelope protein located on the Zika viral membrane and to which this mouse Mab is complementary, is involved in virus and host cell surface receptor binding. It has 3 domains (I, II and III) and a stem-transmembrane domain. Domain I functions to link Domain III (which is the host cell receptor binding domain) to Domain II in order to dimerise and form a fusion loop.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The accessible location of the Envelope protein on the viral membrane means it can be an important target for neutralising antibodies and vaccine development. This product can further be used in the rapid lateral flow detection of Zika envelope protein and other antibody and antigen interaction dependent assays such as ELISA and western blot.</p>