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HIV-2 gp36 Protein

Human Immunodeficiency Virus 2, HIV2

Catalog No. Product Name Size List Price (US$) Quantity
BP000444-HIV-152 Recombinant HIV-2 gp36, His Tag 100 ug 160.00
BP000444-HIV-152 Recombinant HIV-2 gp36, His Tag 500 ug 400.00
BP000444-HIV-152 Recombinant HIV-2 gp36, His Tag 1000 ug 700.00
Description

Introduction
HIV-1 and HIV-2 appear to package their RNA differently. HIV-1 binds to any appropriate RNA whereas HIV-2 preferentially binds to mRNA which creates the Gag protein itself. This means that HIV-1 is better able to mutate. HIV-2 is transmitted in the same ways as HIV-1: Through exposure to bodily fluids such as blood, semen, tears and vaginal fluids. Immunodeficiency develops more slowly with HIV-2.
HIV-2 is less infectious in the early stages of the virus han with HIV-1. The infectiousness of HIV-2 increases as the virus progresses. Major differences include reduced pathogenicity of HIV-2 relative to HIV-1, enhanced immune control of HIV-2 infection and often some degree of CD4-independence. Despite considerable sequence and phenotypic differences between HIV-1 and 2 envelopes, structurally they are quite similar. Both membrane-anchored proteins eventually form the 6-helix bundles from the N-terminal and C-terminal regions of the ectodomain, which is common to many viral and cellular fusion proteins and which seems to drive fusion.
HIV-1 gp41 helical regions can form more stable 6-helix bundles than HIV-2 gp41 helical regions however HIV-2 fusion occurs at a lower threshold temperature (25C), does not require Ca2+ in the medium, is insensitive to treatment of target cells with cytochalasin B, and is not affected by target membrane glycosphingolipid composition.

BP000444-HIV-152: Recombinant HIV-2 gp36, His Tag

Source: E. coli-derived.
Predicted molecular mass: 74.18 kDa.
Purity > 95%, by HPLC and SDS-PAGE.
Formulation: 20 mM sodium carbonate, pH-9.6 & 0.02% sodium azide.
Applications: WB, ELISA.

Shipping: The product is shipped at ambient temperature. Upon receipt, store it immediately at the temperature recommended below.
Stability & Storage: Use a manual defrost freezer and avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles.
12 months from date of receipt, -20 to -70°C as supplied.
1 month, 2 to 8°C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.
3 months, -20 to -70°C under sterile conditions after reconstitution.

Other HIV-2 gp36 Proteins:
Recombinant HIV-2 gp36, MBP Tag
Recombinant HIV-2 gp36
Recombinant HIV-2 gp36 (390-702 a.a.)

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