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ArticleClinical and experimental vaccine research2020

Bluetongue virus viral protein 7 stability in the presence of glycerol and sodium chloride.

Bonnie Leigh Russell, Samantha Gildenhuys

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Article in Clinical and experimental vaccine research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Bonnie Leigh RussellDepartment of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0359-9886
Samantha GildenhuysDepartment of Life and Consumer Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa, Florida, South Africa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9717-8379
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Abstract

purposeThe MATERIALS AND

methodsRecombinant BTV VP7 was expressed in a bacterial cell system and purified before being analysed using spectroscopic techniques including far-ultraviolet (UV) circular dichroism and intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence. BTV was analysed in a number of different buffer conditions.

resultsWe report here that BTV VP7 maintains its native secondary structure until at least 52℃ and native-like tertiary structure to at least 80℃. Far-UV circular dichroism and intrinsic tryptophan fluorescence emission spectra indicate significant secondary and tertiary structure remaining even at 90℃, respectively. Six M guanidinium chloride is able to unfold BTV VP7 while 8 M urea could not.

conclusionTwenty percent glycerol and 300 mM sodium chloride appear to have a protective effect on BTV VP7's structure, as significantly more structure is seen at 90℃ when compared to BTV VP7 without the addition of these chemicals. Both glycerol and sodium chloride are common vaccine additives.

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Bluetongue virusGlycerolSodium chlorideStabilityViral protein 7

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PMID32864367
PMCPMC7445327
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