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ArticlePloS one2015

Expression and Characterization of Recombinant, Tetrameric and Enzymatically Active Influenza Neuraminidase for the Setup of an Enzyme-Linked Lectin-Based Assay.

Marua Prevato, Ilaria Ferlenghi, Alessandra Bonci, Yasushi Uematsu, Giulia Anselmi, Fabiola Giusti, Sylvie Bertholet, Francois Legay, John Laird Telford, Ethan C Settembre and 2 more

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Marua PrevatoResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Ilaria FerlenghiResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Alessandra BonciResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Yasushi UematsuResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Giulia AnselmiResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Fabiola GiustiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
Sylvie BertholetResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Francois LegayVaccine Research, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics, (a GSK Company), Basel, Switzerland.
John Laird TelfordResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Ethan C SettembreVaccine Research, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Inc., (a GSK Company), Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Domenico MaioneResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Roberta CozziResearch Center, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics s.r.l., (a GSK Company), Siena, Italy.
Novartis (Italy) · ITNovartis (Switzerland) · CHUniversity of Siena · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Developing a universal influenza vaccine that induces broad spectrum and longer-term immunity has become an important potentially achievable target in influenza vaccine research and development. Hemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) are the two major influenza virus antigens. Although antibody responses against influenza virus are mainly directed toward HA, NA is reported to be more genetically stable; hence NA-based vaccines have the potential to be effective for longer time periods. NA-specific immunity has been shown to limit the spread of influenza virus, thus reducing disease symptoms and providing cross-protection against heterosubtypic viruses in mouse challenge experiments. The production of large quantities of highly pure and stable NA could be beneficial for the development of new antivirals, subunit-based vaccines, and novel diagnostic tools. In this study, recombinant NA (rNA) was produced in mammalian cells at high levels from both swine A/California/07/2009 (H1N1) and avian A/turkey/Turkey/01/2005 (H5N1) influenza viruses. Biochemical, structural, and immunological characterizations revealed that the soluble rNAs produced are tetrameric, enzymatically active and immunogenic, and finally they represent good alternatives to conventionally used sources of NA in the Enzyme-Linked Lectin Assay (ELLA).

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AnimalsAntibodies, ViralAntibody FormationAntigens, ViralBirdsCell LineCross ProtectionCross ReactionsEnzyme-Linked Immunospot AssayFemaleHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusInfluenza A Virus, H1N1 SubtypeInfluenza A Virus, H5N1 SubtypeInfluenza in BirdsInfluenza VaccinesLectinsAntibodies, ViralAntigens, ViralHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusInfluenza VaccinesLectinsNeuraminidaseRecombinant ProteinsViral Proteins

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PMID26280677
PMCPMC4539205
OpenAlexW1812080287

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