This product is an unconjugated, non-therapeutic recombinant analog of lenvervimab, supplied for research use only. Lenvervimab is a fully human recombinant anti-hepatitis B immunoglobulin (a recombinant HBIG) that binds the hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), the envelope glycoprotein displayed on virions and subviral particles. Unlike plasma-derived HBIG, it is a defined, monoclonal-format recombinant protein with consistent affinity and avidity for HBsAg, making the research-grade analog a reproducible tool for studies of HBsAg engagement and virus neutralisation. As a human IgG1/kappa reagent it is useful as a positive binding control, a benchmarking antibody in HBsAg ELISA and surface-plasmon-resonance assays, a neutralisation reference in in-vitro infection models (e.g. HepG2-NTCP or primary hepatocyte systems), and a Fc-competent tool for ADCC/effector-function and antibody-engineering work. It is offered as an unconjugated preparation, low-endotoxin (research grade <1 EU/mg; ultra-low <0.5 EU/mg), available in bulk milligram-to-gram quantities. It is not the clinical drug and is not intended for human or veterinary use. ichorbio should review target assignment and copy before publishing.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a small enveloped DNA virus (family Hepadnaviridae) that causes acute and chronic liver infection. Its envelope carries the surface antigen (HBsAg), encoded by a single open reading frame that yields the large (L), middle (M) and small (S) surface proteins sharing the common S domain, with the L protein adding preS1/preS2 regions. HBsAg forms virions and vast excesses of non-infectious subviral spheres and filaments; the preS1 region mediates attachment to the hepatocyte receptor NTCP (SLC10A1). HBsAg is the principal neutralising target: antibodies to the conserved "a" determinant of the S domain block infection and drive viral clearance, and anti-HBs seroconversion is the serological hallmark of resolved infection and vaccine protection. Because HBV is a virus rather than a single human protein, no single human UniProt accession applies; the relevant antigen is the viral surface protein.