Article
Antigenic heterogeneity of the NS3 proteins in hepatitis C virus genotypes 1 and 6.
Intervirology - 1 Feb 2011
Qiao Weizhen, Xie Ping, Cai Bing, Li Lingling
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of sequence variability between different genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) on the antigenic properties of the NS3 proteins, and to evaluate the significance of the proteins in the serological diagnosis. METHODS: The recombinant expression plasmids of pET/NS3-1 and pET/NS3-6 were constructed with the NS3 region fragments from HCV genotypes 1 and 6, respectively. The...
Topics
- Antigens, Viral
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Genetic Variation
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Serologic Tests
- Serotyping
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins
