Invitrogen™ Swine Influenza H1N1 HA Polyclonal Antibody

Rabbit Polyclonal Antibody

Supplier:  Invitrogen™ PA520731

Catalog No. PIPA520731

Description

This antibody detects a peptide sequence that differs from Product # PA5-20714 and PA5-20716, and can be used as a cognate pair with Product # PA5-20712. PA5-20731 can be used with blocking peptide PEP-0845.

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 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.

Specifications

• Antigen: Swine Influenza H1N1 HA
• Classification: Polyclonal
• Conjugate: Unconjugated
• Gene Alias: flu hemagglutinin; H1N1 HA; H1N1 hemagglutinin; influenza a; Influenza H1N1; influenza hemagglutinin; swine H1N1
• Immunogen: A synthetic peptide from the novel swine influenza Hemagglutinin protein.
• Quantity: 100 μg
• Primary or Secondary: Primary
• Content And Storage: Maintain refrigerated at 2°C to 8°C for up to 3 months. For long term storage store at -20°C
• Form: Liquid

• Applications: ELISA, Western Blot
• Concentration: 1 mg/mL
• Formulation: PBS with 0.02% sodium azide
• Host Species: Rabbit
• Purification Method: Antigen affinity chromatography
• Regulatory Status: RUO
• Target Species: Virus
• Product Type: Antibody
• Isotype: IgG