ELISAs using human bocavirus VP2 virus-like particles for detection of antibodies against HBoV.

ABSTRACT: Human bocavirus (HBoV) has been identified worldwide in children with lower respiratory tract infections with an incidence of approximately 2-11%. The role of HBoV in pathogenesis, however, is largely unknown, and little is known about the epidemiology of the virus. To study the seroepidemiology of HBoV infection, the capsid protein was expressed in insect cells. Expression of the putative major capsid protein VP2 in insect cells led to the formation of virus-like particles exhibiting the typical icosahedral appearance of parvoviruses with a diameter of approximately 20 nm. The expressed particles were used to establish an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) method, and serum samples from groups of children of various ages in China were tested for IgG antibodies against HBoV. HBoV an

SUBMITTER: Lin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2327203 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature