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ArticleJournal of immunological methods2018

A secretary bi-cistronic baculovirus expression system with improved production of the HA1 protein of H6 influenza virus in insect cells and Spodoptera litura larvae.

Ming-Shou Hsieh, Jie-Long He, Tzong-Yuan Wu, Rong-Huay Juang

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Article in Journal of immunological methods, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ming-Shou HsiehInstitute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Jie-Long HeDepartment of Post-Baccalaureate Veterinary Medicine, Asia University, Taichung 413, Taiwan.
Tzong-Yuan WuDepartment of Bioscience Technology, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chungli 320, Taiwan.
Rong-Huay JuangInstitute of Biotechnology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan; Department of Biochemical Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan. Electronic address: juang@ntu.edu.tw.
Asia University · TWChung Yuan Christian University · TWNational Taipei University of Technology · TWNational Taiwan University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A bi-cistronic baculovirus expression vector was constructed to facilitate the expression, detection, and isolation of the hemagglutinin (HA) fragment HA1 of H6N1 avian influenza virus (AIV) in an insect and a culture of its cells. In this construct, the GP67sp signal peptide promoted the secretion of the recombinant protein into the culture medium, and improved protein expression and purification. Enhanced green fluorescent protein, co-expressed through an internal ribosome entry site, served as a visible reporter for protein expression detection. The hemolymph of Spodoptera litura larvae infected with the bi-cistronic baculovirus was collected for the purification of the recombinant HA1, which was found to be glycosylated, and monomeric and trimeric forms of the recombinant HA1 were identified. Proteins expressed in both the cell culture and larvae served as effective subunit vaccines for the production of antiserum against HA. The antiserum recognized the H6 subtype of AIV but not the H5 subtype.

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Genetic VectorsAnimalsBaculoviridaeCell LineFemaleGene ExpressionGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusInfluenza A virusLarvaMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRecombinant ProteinsSpodopteraenhanced green fluorescent proteinGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza VirusRecombinant ProteinsAvian influenza virusBi-cistronic baculovirus expression systemHemagglutininSpodoptera litura larvae

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PMID29894745
PMCPMC7094261
OpenAlexW2806253627

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