Recombinant Nef protein of HIV-1 HXB2 (purified from E. coli)

Reacts with HIV-1 subtypes B and C, BRU, IIIB, and HAN strains. Mapped to amino acids 35-50 (RDLEKHGAITSSNTAA - HXB2)

ELISA: 1:5000 WB: 1:500. Monoclonal antibody working titer has to be established practically for each particular antigen and assay format.

purified with Protein G affinity chromatorgaphy

HIV-1 Nef monoclonal antibodies. For more information visit www.icosagen.com/antibodies

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Ranki A. , M. Nyberg, V. Ovod, M. Haltia, I. Elovaara, R. Raininko, H. Haapasalo, and K. Krohn. 1995. Abundant expression of HIV Nef and Rev proteins in brain astrocytes in vivo is associated with dementia. AIDS, 9:1001-1008.

Collings, A., Pitkanen, J., Strengell, M., Tahtinen, M., Lagerstedt, A., Hakkarainen, K., Ovod, V., Sutter, G., Ustav, M., Ustav, E., Mannik, A., Ranki, A., Peterson, P., Krohn, K. 1999. Humoral and cellular immune responses to HIV-1 nef in mice DNA-immunised with non-replicating or self-replicating expression vectors. Vaccine. 18(5- 6):460-7.

Kjerrström, A., J. Hinkula, G.Engström, V.Ovod, K.Krohn, R.Benthin and B.Wahren. 2001. Interactions of Single and Combined Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) DNA Vaccines. Virology 284(1): 46-61.

Maksiutov A.Z. , A.G. Bachinskii, and S.I. Bazhan. 2002 [Searching for Local Similarities Between HIV-1 and Human Proteins. Application to Vaccines]. Mol Biol (Mosk), 36(3):447-459.

Lehmann M.H., Walter S, Ylisastigui L, Striebel F, Ovod V, Geyer M, Gluckman JC, Erfle V. 2006 Extracellular HIV-1 Nef increases migration of monocytes. Exp Cell Res. 312 (18):3659-68.

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