Orf virus (ORFV), a Parapoxvirus belonging to the family Poxviridae, became attractive as a novel virus vector system that we successfully used for the generation of recombinant vaccines. Therefore, the identification of viral genes involved in host tropisms or immune modulation is of great interest, as for instance the ORFV-encoded ankyrin-repeat (AR) containing proteins.

The antibody is stable for at least 1 year from the date of receipt when stored at -20^°C to -70^°C. The reconstituted antibody can be aliquotted and stored at 4^°C for 1 month or at -20^°C to -70^°C for many months without detectable loss of activity. Please avoid multiple freeze-thaw cycles.