An efficient plant viral expression system generating orally immunogenic Norwalk virus-like particles
An efficient plant viral expression system generating orally immunogenic Norwalk virus-like particles
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DOI:
10.1016/j.vaccine.2008.01.053
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发表时间:
2008-03-28
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5.5
通讯作者:
Mason, Hugh S.
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作者:
Santi, Luca;Batchelor, Lance;Mason, Hugh S.
Virus-like particles (VLPs) derived from enteric pathogens like Norwalk virus (NV) are well suited to study oral immunization. We previously described stable transgenic plants that accumulate recombinant NV-like particles (rNVs) that were orally immunogenic in mice and humans. The transgenic approach suffers from tong generation time and modest Level. of antigen accumulation. We now overcome these constraints with an efficient tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)-derived transient expression system using leaves of Nicotiana benthamiana. We produced property assembled rNV at 0.8 mg/g leaf 12 days post-infection (dpi). Oral. immunization of CD1 mice with 100 or 250 mu g/dose of partially purified rNV elicited systemic and mucosal immune responses. We conclude that the plant viral transient expression system provides a robust research toot to generate abundant quantities of rNV as enriched, concentrated VLP preparations that are orally immunogenic. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.