Baculovirus Expression of Chimeric Hepatitis B Virus Core Particles with Hepatitis E Virus Epitopes and Their Use in a Hepatitis E Immunoassay

AUTOR(ES)

Touze, Antoine

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

Two hepatitis B core proteins bearing the immunodominant region of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) capsid protein, one at the C terminus of hepatitis B virus core antigen (HBcAg) and the other within the HBcAg immunodominant loop, were constructed. Both chimeric proteins exhibited HEV reactivity, but only the first construct retained HBcAg reactivity. The second construct was used to develop an anti-HEV test which is equivalent to a commercial test for the detection of anti-HEV immunoglobulin G (IgG) but is more sensitive for the detection of anti-HEV IgM.

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