Thermo Fisher Scientific H5N1 Hemagglutinin Polyclonal Antibody

Applications

Tested Dilution

Publications

Western Blot (WB)

1:500-1:2,000

-

Immunohistochemistry (Paraffin) (IHC (P))

Assay-dependent

-

Immunohistochemistry (Frozen) (IHC (F))

1:100-1:500

-

Immunocytochemistry (ICC/IF)

1:50-1:200

-

ELISA (ELISA)

1:500-1:1,000

-

Product Specifications

Species Reactivity

Virus

Host/Isotype

Rabbit / IgG

Class

Polyclonal

Type

Antibody

Immunogen

KLH conjugated synthetic peptide derived from H5N1 Hemagglutinin.

Conjugate

Unconjugated Unconjugated Unconjugated

Form

Liquid

Concentration

1 mg/mL

Purification

Protein A

Storage buffer

0.01M TBS, pH 7.4, with 50% glycerol, 1% BSA

Contains

0.02% ProClin 300

Storage conditions

-20°C

Shipping conditions

Ambient (domestic); Wet ice (international)

Target Information

Influenza A virus is a major public health threat, killing more than 30,000 people per year in the USA. In early 2009, a novel swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus was identified in specimens obtained from patients in Mexico and the United States. The virus spread quickly around the world and on June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization declared it a pandemic. Influenza A virus has one of sixteen possible Hemagglutinin (HA) surface proteins and one of nine possible Neuraminidase (NA) surface proteins. The Hemagglutinin protein facilitates viral attachment while Neuraminidase is involved in viral release. These proteins also elicit immune responses that prevent infection or independently reduce viral replication. The genetic make-up of this swine flu virus is unlike any other: it is an H1N1 strain that combines a triple assortment first identified in 1998 including human, swine, and avian influenza with two new pig H3N2 virus genes from Eurasia, themselves of recent human origin. The distinct antigenic properties of the new swine influenza virus compared with seasonal influenza A (H1N1) virus suggest that human immunity against new swine influenza virus is limited, although the age distribution of reported cases suggests some degree of protection in older age groups.

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