| Literature DB >> 7769027 |
D Sánchez-Martínez1, J L Patton, J A Stewart, P E Pellett.
Abstract
A major antigenic component of the Epstein-Barr virus viral capsid antigen (VCA) complex is the glycoprotein, gp125. Baculovirus-expressed gp125 reacted with Epstein-Barr virus IgG antibodies in a panel of 44 serum specimens using an immunoblot assay with over 97% sensitivity, and 100% specificity as compared to anti-VCA reactivity in an immunofluorescence assay. In addition, no evidence for cross-reactivity was seen in reactions with members of a panel of human serum specimens of known reactivity with each of the other known human herpesviruses. Thus, baculovirus-expressed gp125 should prove a stable platform on which new Epstein-Barr virus-specific serodiagnostic tests can be built.Entities:
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Year: 1995 PMID: 7769027 DOI: 10.1016/0166-0934(94)00157-c
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Virol Methods ISSN: 0166-0934 Impact factor: 2.014