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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2016

A Plant-Based Transient Expression System for the Rapid Production of Malaria Vaccine Candidates.

Alexander Boes, Andreas Reimann, Richard M Twyman, Rainer Fischer, Stefan Schillberg, Holger Spiegel

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexander BoesFraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Andreas ReimannFraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Richard M TwymanTRM Ltd, PO Box 93, York, YO43 3WE, UK.
Rainer FischerFraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Stefan SchillbergFraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany.
Holger SpiegelFraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME, Forckenbeckstrasse 6, 52074, Aachen, Germany. holger.spiegel@ime.fraunhofer.de.
Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology · DETRM (United Kingdom) · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are currently no vaccines that provide sterile immunity against malaria. Various proteins from different stages of the Plasmodium falciparum life cycle have been evaluated as vaccine candidates, but none of them have fulfilled expectations. Therefore, combinations of key antigens from different stages of the parasites life cycle may be essential for the development of efficacious malaria vaccines. Following the identification of promising antigens using bioinformatics, proteomics, and/or immunological approaches, it is necessary to express, purify, and characterize these proteins and explore the potential of fusion constructs combining different antigens or antigen domains before committing to expensive and time-consuming clinical development. Here, using malaria vaccine candidates as an example, we describe how Agrobacterium tumefaciens-based transient expression in plants can be combined with a modular and flexible cloning strategy as a robust and versatile tool for the rapid production of candidate antigens during research and development.

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Agrobacterium tumefaciensCloning, MolecularEscherichia coliGene ExpressionGenetic EngineeringGenetic VectorsMalaria VaccinesNicotianaPlasmidsTime FactorsTransformation, GeneticMalaria VaccinesAgrobacterium tumefaciensDsRedGene stackingModular cloningNicotiana benthamianaRecombinant protein production

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