West Nile Virus Core antibody was raised against a synthetic peptide corresponding to 15 amino acids near the carboxy terminus of the West Nile Virus core protein. The immunogen is located within amino acids 80 - 130 of West Nile Virus Core.
Capsid protein C: Plays a role in virus budding by binding to the cell membrane and gathering the viral RNA into a nucleocapsid that forms the core of a mature virus particle (By similarity). During virus entry, may induce genome penetration into the host cytoplasm after hemifusion induced by the surface proteins (By similarity). Can migrate to the cell nucleus where it modulates host functions (By similarity). Overcomes the anti-viral effects of host EXOC1 by sequestering and degrading the latter through the proteasome degradation pathway (PubMed:23522008).
