Evaluation of hepatitis C virus envelope proteins expressed in E. coli and insect cells for use as tools for antibody screening

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1179-1186

  Hüssy, Peter ^a   Faust, Heinrich ^b   Wagner, Jean Claude ^b   Schmid, Georg ^a   Mous, Jan ^a   Jacobsen, Helmut ^a  

^a F HOFFMANN LA ROCHE LTD   (Switzerland)

^b Roche Diagnostic Systems   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

E. coli; Enzyme immunoassay; Hepatitis C virus envelope protein; Influenza virus hemagglutinin signal sequence; Nickel nitrilo triacetic acid chelate chromatography; Sf9 insect cells

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; SECRETORY PROTEIN; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INSECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SCREENING;

EID: 0343035762     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-8278(97)80450-3     Document Type: Article

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