Antigens for Use in Loa Loa Microfilariae Quantitative Immunoassays
Loa loa microfilarial-specific peptide sequences that could be used as a research material as well as for development of immunoassays for detection of Loa loa microfilaremia.
Polyclonal and Monoclonal Antibodies to Human Eosinophil Major Basic Protein, Eosinophil Peroxidase, Eosinophil Cationic Protein, and Eosinophil-Derived Neurotoxin
Reagents particularly useful in configuring multiplex assays for simultaneous measurement and quantification of multiple eosinophil granule proteins and for immunohistochemistry. Ultimately these reagents may be used as diagnostics for many eosinophil-mediated disorders.
Antibodies with Potent and Broad Neutralizing Activity against Antigenically Diverse and Highly Transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Variants
Emergence of highly transmissible SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern that are resistant to current therapeutic antibodies highlights the need for continuing discovery of broadly reactive antibodies.
Surgical Tool for Sub-retinal Tissue Implantation
The accurate placement of transplanted tissue at a precise position in the retina is difficult but critical for a successful implementation of an ocular surgical intervention.
ELISA-Based Biodosimeter for Measuring and Quantifying DNA Damage
Summary:
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) seeks co-development partners and/or licensees to further develop a novel ELISA-based biodosimeter.
Human Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2) cDNA
A plasmid encodes human monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1/CCL2). MCP-1/CCL2 is a chemokine that regulate migration and infiltration of monocytes/macrophages.
Mouse CCR1 cDNA
A plasmid encodes mouse C-C motif chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1). CCR1 plays an important role in host protection from inflammatory response, and susceptibility to virus and parasite.
Mouse Lacking the Chemokine Receptor CX3CR1
This mouse has been generated by targeted gene disruption. The mouse provides a model to investigate the function of the chemokine receptor CX3CR1, which is a proinflammatory receptor for the leukocyte chemoattractant CX3CL1 (aka fractalkine). As an example, the mouse is in use in the study of atherosclerosis. Further, the mouse may serve as a model study the role of the immune system during infection with pathogens as well as other immunologically mediated diseases and responses to tumors.
Mice Genetically Deficient in the Chemoattractant Receptor FPR (formyl peptide receptor)
The present research tool is a knockout mouse model (FPR-/-) that lacks the high affinity N-formylpeptide receptor (FPR), created by targeted gene disruption.
A Novel System for Producing Infectious Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Virions and Development of a Novel Reporter System for Studying HCV Entry
HCV has infected an estimated 3% of the world population in whom viral infection persists for more than two third of the cases, often resulting in life-threatening complications. The standard of care (pegylated interferon alpha-2 plus ribavirin) is efficient in only 50% of treated patients, costly and has numerous side effects. In addition, viral resistance to newly developed drugs -- targeting viral protease or RNA polymerase -- has been described, but no vaccine is yet available.