Supplied in 20 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.0, 20 % glycerol, 100 mM KCl, 0.2 mM EDTA and 1 mM DTT.
Purity
> 95 % pure by SDS-PAGE.
Storage
Store at 2 °C to 8 °C short term, -20 °C long term.
Antigen Information
Introduction
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a member of the Flaviviridae family, genus hepacivirus. HCV is a small (55-65 nm in size), enveloped, positive-sense single-stranded RNA virus. E1 and E2 are two type 1 transmembrane glycoproteins that are essential components of the envelope. They can assemble as non-covalent heterodimers and are necessary for viral entry and fusion. Hepatitis C virus is the cause of hepatitis C and some cancers such as liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, abbreviated HCC) and lymphomas in humans.