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ReviewJournal, genetic engineering & biotechnology2022

Application of Baculovirus Expression Vector system (BEV) for COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics: a review.

Muhammad Azharuddin Azali, Salmah Mohamed, Azian Harun, Faezahtul Arbaeyah Hussain, Shaharum Shamsuddin, Muhammad Farid Johan

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Review in Journal, genetic engineering & biotechnology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Muhammad Azharuddin AzaliDepartment of Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7019-6991
Salmah MohamedSchool of Agriculture Science and Biotechnology, Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, 22200, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9194-3925
Azian HarunDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0426-2855
Faezahtul Arbaeyah HussainDepartment of Pathology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3899-8833
Shaharum ShamsuddinSchool of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9997-7740
Muhammad Farid JohanDepartment of Haematology, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. faridjohan@usm.my.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6344-0220
Universiti Sains Malaysia · MYSultan Zainal Abidin University · MY

Funding

Universiti Sains Malaysia 1001/PPSP/8011025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe baculovirus expression vector system has been developed for expressing a wide range of proteins, including enzymes, glycoproteins, recombinant viruses, and vaccines. The availability of the SARS-CoV-2 genome sequence has enabled the synthesis of SARS-CoV2 proteins in a baculovirus-insect cell platform for various applications. The most cloned SARS-CoV-2 protein is the spike protein, which plays a critical role in SARS-CoV-2 infection. It is available in its whole length or as subunits like S1 or the receptor-binding domain (RBD). Non-structural proteins (Nsps), another recombinant SARS-CoV-2 protein generated by the baculovirus expression vector system (BEV), are used in the identification of new medications or the repurposing of existing therapies for the treatment of COVID-19. Non-SARS-CoV-2 proteins generated by BEV for SARS-CoV-2 diagnosis or treatment include moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase (MMLVRT), angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), therapeutic proteins, and recombinant antibodies. The recombinant proteins were modified to boost the yield or to stabilize the protein.

conclusionThis review covers the wide application of the recombinant protein produced using the baculovirus expression technology for COVID-19 research. A lot of improvements have been made to produce functional proteins with high yields. However, there is still room for improvement and there are parts of this field of research that have not been investigated yet.

Indexed as

Angiotensin converting enzyme 2Baculovirus expression systemCOVID-19Non-structural proteinRecombinant antibodiesSARS-CoV-2Spike proteinTherapeutic proteins

Identifiers

PMID35792966
PMCPMC9259773
OpenAlexW4283827814

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