Anti-Rift Valley Fever Virus antibody produced in rabbit

Rift Valley Fever Virus Antibody: Rift Valley Fever (RFV) virus is an arthropod-borne virus endemic to Africa that infects humans and animals that is transmitted predominantly by mosquitoes. During human infections, symptoms can range from benign fever to severe encephalitis and fatal hepatitis with hemorrhagic fever. The Bunyaviridae family of viruses to which the RVF virus belongs are spherical enveloped viruses with a tripartite RNA genome of negative or ambisense polarity. The three segments are referred to as the L, M, and S segments. The L and M segments are negative polarity and code fore the L-dependent RNA polymerase and glycoprotein precursor respectively. The S segment is of ambisense polarity and encodes the nucleoprotein and non-structural proteins. This RVF virus antibody was derived from a peptide sequence near the center of the polyprotein precursor translated from the M segment. It will therefore detect both the precursor and the Glycoprotein G1.

RVF virus antibody was raised against a 20 amino acid synthetic peptide near the center of the RVF virus.The immunogen is located within amino acids 360 - 410 of Rift Valley Fever Virus.

RVF virus antibody can detect 10ng RVF virus peptide in ELISA at 1 μg/mL.

Supplied in PBS containing 0.02% sodium azide.