anti-AAV VP1/VP2/VP3, B1, purified IgG1

B1 reacts with free VP1, VP2 and VP3 of adeno-associated virus (AAV) and at a very reduced degree with assembled capsids. VP1 and VP2 are highly enriched in the nucleus, while non-assembled VP3 is evenly distributed in the nucleus and the cytoplasm. Epitope mapping experiments (Wobus et al. 2000) identified aa726 to aa733 (C-terminus; common to all 3 VP proteins) as the specific binding region. The antibody is also useful for characterization of different stages of infection. Wobus, C. E. et al. Monoclonal antibodies against the adeno-associated virus type 2 (AAV-2) capsid: epitope mapping and identification of capsid domains involved in AAV-2-cell interaction and neutralization of AAV-2 infection. J. Virol. 74, 9281–93 (2000).