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Our Flavivirus Reagents

The Native Antigen Company offers an extensive range of antigens, antibodies, virus-like particles and cell-surface receptors for the flaviviruses, suitable for a range of research and development applications.

 

Background

The flaviviruses are a diverse genus of positive-sense RNA viruses, largely transmitted by athropod vectors, such as mosquitos and ticks. The emergence and global spread of flaviviruses in recent decades has been remarkable, with around 400 million human infections of dengue virus each year. Due to the similarities of flaviviral structural antigens and the serological responses they elicit, the development of flaviviral diagnostics and vaccines present unique challenges.

Our Reagents

To support flavivirus research and development, The Native Antigen Company offers an extensive range of reagents, including native and recombinant antigens, virus-like particles, antibodies and immunoassays.

  • Our NS1 proteins are produced in their hexameric form and are glycosylated and folded like native antigens, with research groups having demonstrated their functional activity.
  • Our virus-like particles comprise Envelope and prM/M proteins, are non-infectious, and demonstrate antigenic similarity to native viral particles.
  • To complement our NS1 proteins and VLPs, we offer soluble Envelope proteins for use in the development of serological diagnostic assays.

For more information on each of our flavivirus offerings, click the buttons below:

Dengue Virus

For Dengue virus, we offer:

    • 40 antigens
    • 27 antibodies
    • 5 virus-like particles
    • 3 ELISAs

Hepatitis C Virus

For Hepatitis C virus, we offer:

    • 1 antigen
    • 18 antibodies

Japanese Encephalitis Virus

For Japanese Encephalitis virus, we offer:

    • 4 antigens
    • 10 antibodies
    • 1 virus-like particle
    • 2 donor sera

Powassan Virus

For Powassan virus, we offer:

    • 1 antigen
    • 5 antibodies

Saint Louis Encephalitis Virus

For Saint Louis Encephalitis virus, we offer:

    • 2 antigens

Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus

For Tick-Borne Encephalitis virus, we offer:

    • 5 antigens
    • 6 antibodies
    • 3 ELISAs

Usutu Virus

For Usutu virus, we offer:

    • 1 antigen

Wesselsbron Virus

For Wesselsbron virus, we offer:

    • 1 antigens

West Nile Virus

For West Nile virus, we offer:

    • 6 antigens
    • 7 antibodies

Yellow Fever Virus

For Yellow Fever virus, we offer:

    • 6 antigens
    • 2 antibodies
    • 6 donor sera

Zika Virus

For Zika virus, we offer:

    • 12 antigens
    • 13 antibodies
    • 1 virus-like particle
    • 1 ELISA

Virus Receptors

To support fundamental research into flavivirus pathogenesis and serology, we also offer a range of human flavivirus receptors:

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