General Notes
Mouse anti Feline leukemia virus p15e antibody, clone PF6J-2A1 recognizes an epitope within the amino-terminal domain of both the 20 kDa full-length (including intracellular sequence), and the 15k Da truncated forms, of feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) p15e transmembrane envelope protein.Persistent infection of cats with the oncoretrovirus FeLV can result in the non-neoplastic condition known as FeLV-associated enteritis (FAE). There is strong expression of the major FeLV proteins p15e and gp70 in intestinal crypt epithelial cells of cats with FAE, compared to FeLV-positive cats without intestinal alterations, thereby suggesting a pathogenic role for these envelope proteins/precursors in FAE (Kipar et al. 2000).