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ArticleMolecular biotechnology2017

Virus-Like Particles Derived from HIV-1 for Delivery of Nuclear Proteins: Improvement of Production and Activity by Protein Engineering.

Marc-André Robert, Viktoria Lytvyn, Francis Deforet, Rénald Gilbert, Bruno Gaillet

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Article in Molecular biotechnology, 2017. 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 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Construction of HER2-Specific HIV-1-Based VLPs.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  5. How promising are HIV-1-based virus-like particles for medical applications.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Marc-André RobertDépartement de génie chimique, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada.
Viktoria LytvynNational Research Council Canada, 6100 Avenue Royalmount, Montréal, QC, H4P 2R2, Canada.
Francis DeforetNational Research Council Canada, 6100 Avenue Royalmount, Montréal, QC, H4P 2R2, Canada.
Rénald GilbertNational Research Council Canada, 6100 Avenue Royalmount, Montréal, QC, H4P 2R2, Canada.
Bruno GailletDépartement de génie chimique, Université Laval, 1065 Avenue de la Médecine, Québec, QC, G1V 0A6, Canada. bruno.gaillet@gch.ulaval.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9903-0116
National Research Council Canada · CAPROTEO · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Virus-like particles (VLPs) derived from retroviruses and lentiviruses can be used to deliver recombinant proteins without the fear of causing insertional mutagenesis to the host cell genome. In this study we evaluate the potential of an inducible lentiviral vector packaging cell line for VLP production. The Gag gene from HIV-1 was fused to a gene encoding a selected protein and it was transfected into the packaging cells. Three proteins served as model: the green fluorescent protein and two transcription factors-the cumate transactivator (cTA) of the inducible CR5 promoter and the human Krüppel-like factor 4 (KLF4). The sizes of the VLPs were 120-150 nm in diameter and they were resistant to freeze/thaw cycles. Protein delivery by the VLPs reached up to 100% efficacy in human cells and was well tolerated. Gag-cTA triggered up to 1100-fold gene activation of the reporter gene in comparison to the negative control. Protein engineering was required to detect Gag-KLF4 activity. Thus, insertion of the VP16 transactivation domain increased the activity of the VLPs by eightfold. An additional 2.4-fold enhancement was obtained by inserting nuclear export signal. In conclusion, our platform produced VLPs capable of efficient protein transfer, and it was shown that protein engineering can be used to improve the activity of the delivered proteins as well as VLP production.

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A549 Cellsgag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHeLa CellsHIV-1HumansKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsNuclear ProteinsProtein EngineeringRecombinant Fusion ProteinsViriongag Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency VirusGreen Fluorescent ProteinsKLF4 protein, humanKruppel-Like Factor 4Kruppel-Like Transcription FactorsNuclear ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsGreen fluorescent proteinHIV-1 GagProtein deliveryProtein engineeringTranscription factorVirus-like particlesVLP production

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