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ArticleJournal of nanobiotechnology2013

Dengue-specific subviral nanoparticles: design, creation and characterization.

Niyati Khetarpal, Ankur Poddar, Satish K Nemani, Nisha Dhar, Aravind Patil, Priyanka Negi, Ashiya Perween, Ramaswamy Viswanathan, Heinrich Lünsdorf, Poornima Tyagi and 6 more

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Article in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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16 authors.

Niyati KhetarpalRecombinant Gene Products Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110067, India.
Ankur Poddar
Satish K Nemani
Nisha Dhar
Aravind Patil
Priyanka Negi
Ashiya Perween
Ramaswamy Viswanathan
Heinrich Lünsdorf
Poornima Tyagi
Rajendra Raut
Upasana Arora
Swatantra K Jain
Ursula Rinas
Sathyamangalam Swaminathan
Navin Khanna

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDengue is today the most significant of arboviral diseases. Novel tools are necessary to effectively address the problem of dengue. Virus-like particles (VLP) offer a versatile nanoscale platform for developing tools with potential biomedical applications. From the perspective of a potentially useful dengue-specific tool, the dengue virus envelope protein domain III (EDIII), endowed with serotype-specificity, host receptor recognition and the capacity to elicit virus-neutralizing antibodies, is an attractive candidate.

methodsWe have developed a strategy to co-express and co-purify Hepatitis B virus surface (S) antigen in two forms: independently and as a fusion with EDIII. We characterized these physically and functionally.

resultsThe two forms of the S antigen associate into VLPs. The ability of these to display EDIII in a functionally accessible manner is dependent upon the relative levels of the two forms of the S antigen. Mosaic VLPs containing the fused and un-fused components in 1:4 ratio displayed maximal functional competence.

conclusionsVLPs armed with EDIII may be potentially useful in diagnostic, therapeutic and prophylactic applications.

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AnimalsAntigens, ViralCell ExtractsChlorocebus aethiopsDengueDengue VirusNanoparticlesPichiaProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant Fusion ProteinsSpecies SpecificityVero CellsViral Envelope ProteinsViral ProteinsVirionAntigens, ViralCell ExtractsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsS envelope protein, hepatitis B virusViral Envelope ProteinsViral Proteins

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PMID23706089
PMCPMC3680219

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