Timothy J. Bolling - Gurnee IL Wlodzimierz Mandecki - Libertyville IL
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
C12N 1500 C12N 1563 C12N 1567 C12P 2106
US Classification:
435 693
Abstract:
Disclosed is a method of producing fusion proteins, particularly HCV fusion proteins, wherein one part of the fusion protein is formed from the bacterial protein CKS.
Timothy J. Bolling - Gurnee IL Wlodzimierz Mandecki - Libertyville IL Sushil G. Devare - Northbrook IL James M. Casey - Zion IL Suresh M. Desai - Libertyville IL
Assignee:
Abbott Laboratories - Abbott Park IL
International Classification:
G01N 33543
US Classification:
435 5
Abstract:
Improved methods for detecting antibodies in test samples. The improvement comprises uses CKS-fusion proteins specific for the antibodies in assays such as screening assays, competitive assays, confirmatory assays and immunodot assays. Test kits which contain these CKS-fusion proteins useful in such assays also are provided.