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ArticlePloS one2017

Gelatin nanoparticles enhance delivery of hepatitis C virus recombinant NS2 gene.

Salwa Sabet, Marina A George, Haidan M El-Shorbagy, Heba Bassiony, Khaled Y Farroh, Tareq Youssef, Taher A Salaheldin

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Salwa SabetDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4097-7866
Marina A GeorgeDepartment of Photochemistry and Photobiology, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Haidan M El-ShorbagyDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Heba BassionyDepartment of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Khaled Y FarrohNanotechnology and Advanced Materials Central Lab., Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Tareq YoussefDepartment of Photochemistry and Photobiology, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Taher A SalaheldinNanotechnology and Advanced Materials Central Lab., Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGBritish University in Egypt · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDevelopment of an effective non-viral vaccine against hepatitis C virus infection is of a great importance. Gelatin nanoparticles (Gel.NPs) have an attention and promising approach as a viable carrier for delivery of vaccine, gene, drug and other biomolecules in the body. AIM OF WORK: The present study aimed to develop stable Gel.NPs conjugated with nonstructural protein 2 (NS2) gene of Hepatitis C Virus genotype 4a (HCV4a) as a safe and an efficient vaccine delivery system. METHODS AND

resultsGel.NPs were synthesized and characterized (size: 150±2 nm and zeta potential +17.6 mv). NS2 gene was successfully cloned and expressed into E. coli M15 using pQE-30 vector. Antigenicity of the recombinant NS2 protein was confirmed by Western blotting to verify the efficiency of NS2 as a possible vaccine. Then NS2 gene was conjugated to gelatin nanoparticles and a successful conjugation was confirmed by labeling and imaging using Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope (CLSM). Interestingly, the transformation of the conjugated NS2/Gel.NPs complex into E. coli DH5-α was 50% more efficient than transformation with the gene alone. In addition, conjugated NS2/Gel.NPs with ratio 1:100 (w/w) showed higher transformation efficiency into E. coli DH5-α than the other ratios (1:50 and 2:50).

conclusionGel.NPs effectively enhanced the gene delivery in bacterial cells without affecting the structure of NS2 gene and could be used as a safe, easy, rapid, cost-effective and non-viral vaccine delivery system for HCV.

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Drug Delivery SystemsGelatinGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis CHumansMicroscopy, ConfocalMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionNanoparticlesParticle SizeRecombinant ProteinsSpectrophotometry, UltravioletViral Hepatitis VaccinesViral Nonstructural ProteinsX-Ray DiffractionGelatinNS2 protein, Hepatitis C virusRecombinant ProteinsViral Hepatitis VaccinesViral Nonstructural Proteins

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PMID28746382
PMCPMC5528829
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