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ArticlePloS one2017

Expression optimization of a cell membrane-penetrating human papillomavirus type 16 therapeutic vaccine candidate in Nicotiana benthamiana.

Romana J R Yanez, Renate Lamprecht, Milaid Granadillo, Brandon Weber, Isis Torrens, Edward P Rybicki, Inga I Hitzeroth

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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 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Cancer biologics made in plants.Current opinion in biotechnology · 2020
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  9. Therapeutic vaccines for high-risk HPV-associated diseases.Papillomavirus research (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2018
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  10. LALFPlant biotechnology journal · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Romana J R YanezBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Renate LamprechtBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Milaid GranadilloCenter for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cubanacan, Playa, Havana, Cuba.
Brandon WeberStructural Biology Research Unit, Division of Medical Biochemistry, Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Cape Town, South Africa.
Isis TorrensCenter for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Cubanacan, Playa, Havana, Cuba.
Edward P RybickiBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.
Inga I HitzerothBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8515-9525
University of Cape Town · ZACentro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología · CU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-risk human papillomaviruses (hr-HPVs) cause cervical cancer, the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. A HPV-16 candidate therapeutic vaccine, LALF32-51-E7, was developed by fusing a modified E7 protein to a bacterial cell-penetrating peptide (LALF): this elicited both tumour protection and regression in pre-clinical immunization studies. In the current study, we investigated the potential for producing LALF32-51-E7 in a plant expression system by evaluating the effect of subcellular localization and usage of different expression vectors and gene silencing suppressors. The highest expression levels of LALF32-51-E7 were obtained by using a self-replicating plant expression vector and chloroplast targeting, which increased its accumulation by 27-fold compared to cytoplasmic localization. The production and extraction of LALF32-51-E7 was scaled-up and purification optimized by affinity chromatography. If further developed, this platform could potentially allow for the production of a more affordable therapeutic vaccine for HPV-16. This would be extremely relevant in the context of developing countries, where cervical cancer and other HPV-related malignancies are most prevalent, and where the population have limited or no access to preventative vaccines due to their typical high costs.

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AgrobacteriumChloroplastsEscherichia coliFemaleGene ExpressionGene SilencingGenetic VectorsHuman papillomavirus 16HumansNicotianaPapillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus InfectionsPapillomavirus VaccinesPeptidesRecombinant ProteinsUterine Cervical Neoplasmsoncogene protein E7, Human papillomavirus type 16Papillomavirus E7 ProteinsPapillomavirus VaccinesPeptidesRecombinant Proteins

Identifiers

PMID28800364
PMCPMC5553638
OpenAlexW2745110995

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