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ArticleClinical and vaccine immunology : CVI2013

Chimeric derivatives of hepatitis B virus core particles carrying major epitopes of the rubella virus E1 glycoprotein.

Dace Skrastina, Ivars Petrovskis, Rasa Petraityte, Irina Sominskaya, Velta Ose, Ilva Lieknina, Janis Bogans, Kestutis Sasnauskas, Paul Pumpens

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Article in Clinical and vaccine immunology : CVI, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dace SkrastinaLatvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre, Riga, Latvia.
Ivars Petrovskis
Rasa Petraityte
Irina Sominskaya
Velta Ose
Ilva Lieknina
Janis Bogans
Kestutis Sasnauskas
Paul Pumpens
Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre · LV

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Three variants of the major rubella virus (RV) E1 protein virus-neutralizing epitope from position 214 to 285 were exposed on the hepatitis B virus (HBV) C-terminally truncated core (HBcΔ) in a virus-like particle (VLP) vector and were produced in Escherichia coli. All three chimeras demonstrated VLPs in bacterial cell lysates, but only HBcΔ-E1(245-285) demonstrated the correct VLP structure after purification. The other chimeras, HBcΔ-E1(214-285) and HBcΔ-E1(214-240), appeared after purification as non-VLP aggregates of 100 to 900 nm in diameter according to dynamic light scattering data. All three variants possessed the intrinsic antigenic activity of RV E1, since they were recognized by natural human anti-RV E1 antibodies and induced an anti-RV E1 response in mice. HBcΔ-E1(214-240) and HBcΔ-E1(245-285) can be regarded as prototypes for a putative RV vaccine because they were able to induce antibodies recognizing natural RV E1 protein in RV diagnostic kits.

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AnimalsAntibodies, ViralEpitopesEscherichia coliFemaleHepatitis B virusImmunoglobulin GMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionRubella VaccineVaccines, SyntheticVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleViral Envelope ProteinsAntibodies, ViralE1 envelope protein, Rubella virusEpitopesImmunoglobulin GRubella VaccineVaccines, SyntheticVaccines, Virus-Like ParticleViral Envelope Proteins

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PMID24006140
PMCPMC3837786
OpenAlexW1983017404

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