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ArticleBiotechnology letters2020

B1 protein: a novel cell penetrating protein for in vitro and in vivo delivery of HIV-1 multi-epitope DNA constructs.

Kimia Kardani, Azam Bolhassani, Elnaz Agi, Atieh Hashemi

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Kimia KardaniDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Azam BolhassaniDepartment of Hepatitis and AIDS, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran. azam.bolhassani@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7363-7406
Elnaz AgiIranian Comprehensive Hemophilia Care Center, Tehran, Iran.
Atieh HashemiDepartment of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

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objectivesEnhancement of the potential ability of biomacromolecules to cross cell membranes is a critical step for development of effective therapeutic vaccine especially DNA vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection. The supercharged proteins were known as powerful weapons for delivery of different types of cargoes such as DNA and protein. Hence, we applied B1 protein with + 43 net charges obtained from a single frameshift in the gene encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein (eGFP) for delivery of two multi-epitope DNA constructs (nef-vpu-gp160-p24 and nef-vif-gp160-p24) in vitro and in vivo for the first time. For this purpose, B1 protein was generated in bacterial expression system under native conditions, and used to interact with both DNA constructs.

resultsOur data indicated that B1 protein (~ 27 kDa) was able to form a stable nanoparticle (~ 80-110 nm) with both DNA constructs at nitrogen: phosphate (N: P) ratio of 1:1. Moreover, the transfection efficiency of B1 protein for DNA delivery into HEK-293T cell line indicated that the cellular uptake of nef-vif-gp160-p24 DNA/ B1 and nef-vpu-gp160-p24 DNA/ B1 nanoparticles was about 32-35% with lower intensity as compared to TurboFect commercial reagent. On the other hand, immunization of BALB/c mice with different modalities demonstrated that B1 protein could enhance the levels of antibody, IFN-gamma and Granzyme B eliciting potent and strong Th1-directed cellular immunity.

conclusionGenerally, our findings showed the potency of B1 protein as a promising gene delivery system to improve an effective therapeutic vaccine against HIV-1 infection.

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AIDS VaccinesCell-Penetrating PeptidesGene Transfer TechniquesHuman Immunodeficiency Virus ProteinsVaccines, DNAAnimalsCloning, MolecularFemaleGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHIV-1HumansMiceMice, Inbred BALB CRecombinant Fusion ProteinsAIDS VaccinesCell-Penetrating PeptidesGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHuman Immunodeficiency Virus ProteinsRecombinant Fusion ProteinsVaccines, DNAB1 proteinCell penetrating peptidesHuman immunodeficiency virus-1Supercharged protein

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PMID32449070
PMCPMC7246087

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