| Literature DB >> 2981263 |
H Okamoto, M Imai, S Usuda, E Tanaka, K Tachibana, S Mishiro, A Machida, T Nakamura, Y Miyakawa, M Mayumi.
Abstract
The receptor for polymerized human as well as chimpanzee serum albumins has been identified on the 55-amino acid polypeptide coded by the pre-S region of hepatitis B virus DNA. Monoclonal antibodies were raised against a synthetic polypeptide of 19 amino acid residues representing a hydrophilic region of the pre-S amino acid sequence deduced from hepatitis B virus DNA. Sheep erythrocytes fixed with glutaraldehyde were coated with monoclonal antibody against the synthetic polypeptide to develop a hemagglutination assay for pre-S polypeptide. The pre-S polypeptide was detected in the serum containing hepatitis B surface antigen particles along with hepatitis B e antigen, with titers in parallel with those of the receptor for polymerized human serum albumin.Entities:
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Year: 1985 PMID: 2981263
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Immunol ISSN: 0022-1767 Impact factor: 5.422