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| VAG0347-100 | 7 days | 100 µg | $400.00 |
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| VAG0347-0.5 | 7 days | 0.5 mg | $1,600.00 | |||
| VAG0347-1 | 7 days | 1 mg | $2,240.00 |
Product Overview | |
| Name | HIV-2 gp160 |
|---|---|
| Description | |
| HIV-2 gp160 Recombinant | |
| Introduction | |
| HIV-1 and HIV-2 appear to package their RNA differently. HIV-1 binds to any appropriate RNA whereas HIV-2 preferentially binds to mRNA which creates the Gag protein itself. This means that HIV-1 is better able to mutate. HIV-2 is transmitted in the same ways as HIV-1: Through exposure to bodily fluids such as blood, semen, tears and vaginal fluids. Immunodeficiency develops more slowly with HIV-2. HIV-2 is less infectious in the early stages of the virus than with HIV-1. The infectiousness of HIV-2 increases as the virus progresses. Major differences include reduced pathogenicity of HIV-2 relative to HIV-1, enhanced immune control of HIV-2 infection and often some degree of CD4-independence. Despite considerable sequence and phenotypic differences between HIV-1 and 2 envelopes, structurally they are quite similar. Both membrane-anchored proteins eventually form the 6-helix bundles from the N-terminal and C-terminal regions of the ectodomain, which is common to many viral and cellular fusion proteins and which seems to drive fusion. HIV-1 gp41 helical regions can form more stable 6-helix bundles than HIV-2 gp41 helical regions however HIV-2 fusion occurs at a lower threshold temperature (25°C), does not require Ca2+ in the medium, is insensitive to treatment of target cells with cytochalasin B, and is not affected by target membrane glycosphingolipid composition. | |
| Source | |
| Escherichia Coli. | |
| Physical Appearance | |
| Sterile filtered colorless clear solution. | |
| Formulation | |
| The HIV-2 gp32 solution (1mg/ml) 0.01M Na 2 CO 3 , 0.01M Na 3 EDTA, 0.014 Mb-mercaptoethanol and 0.02% Sarcosyl. | |
| Stability | |
| Protein should be stored at 4°C. Refrigerate Upon arrival. DO NOT FREEZE. | |
| Purity | |
| Greater than 95.0% as determined by SDS-PAGE. | |
| Applications | |
| HIV-2 gp32 antigen is suitable for ELISA and Western blots, excellent antigen for early detection of HIV seroconvertors with minimal specificity problems. | |
| Specificity | |
| Immunoreactive with all sera of HIV-2 infected individuals. | |
| Precautions | |
| HIV-2 gp160 is for research use only and not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. | |
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