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ArticleVaccines2025

Immunogenicity of DNA, mRNA and Subunit Vaccines Against Beak and Feather Disease Virus.

Buyani Ndlovu, Albertha R van Zyl, Dirk Verwoerd, Edward P Rybicki, Inga I Hitzeroth

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Article in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Buyani NdlovuBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.ORCID 0009-0009-5421-0971
Albertha R van ZylBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-9751-3838
Dirk VerwoerdParrot Breeding Solutions (PTY) Ltd., Nigel 1491, South Africa.
Edward P RybickiBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-8024-9911
Inga I HitzerothBiopharming Research Unit, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town 7701, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8515-9525

Funding

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Department of Science and Technology (CSIR-DST) NoneNational Research Foundation Competitive Programme for Rated ResearchersPoliomyelitis Research Foundation 19/80UCT Doctoral Research Scholarship NoneUniversity of Cape Town's (UCT) Innovation Builder Fund IB22-006Wild Bird Trust None
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesBeak and feather disease virus (BFDV) is the causative agent of psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD), affecting psittacine birds. There is currently no commercial vaccine or treatment for this disease. This study developed a novel BFDV coat protein mRNA vaccine encapsidated by TMV coat protein to form pseudovirions (PsVs) and tested its immunogenicity alongside BFDV coat protein (CP) subunit and DNA vaccine candidates.

methodsmRNA and BFDV CP subunit vaccine candidates were produced in

resultsSuccessful purification of TMV PsVs harbouring the mRNA vaccine, and of the BFDV-CP subunit vaccine, was confirmed by SDS-PAGE and western blot analysis. TEM analyses confirmed formation of TMV PsVs, while RT-PCR and RT-qPCR cDNA amplification confirmed encapsidation of the mRNA vaccine candidate within TMV particles. Restriction digests verified presence of the BFDV1.1mer genome in the plasmid. Four groups of 5 ten-week-old African grey parrot (

conclusionsThe candidate vaccines present an important milestone in the search for a protective vaccine against PBFD, and their inexpensive manufacture could considerably aid commercial vaccine development.

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BFDVDNA vaccinemRNA vaccinesubunit vaccine

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PMID40733739
PMCPMC12298428

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