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Luo D, Miao Y, Ke X, Tan Z, Hu C, Li P, Wang T, Zhang Y, Sun J, Liu Y, Wang H, Zheng Z. Baculovirus Surface Display of Zika Virus Envelope Protein Protects against Virus Challenge in Mouse Model. Virol Sin 2020; 35:637-650. [PMID: 32472451 PMCID: PMC7256182 DOI: 10.1007/s12250-020-00238-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Zika virus (ZIKV) is emerging as a significant pathogen worldwide and may cause severe neurological disorders such as fetal microcephaly and Guillain-Barre syndrome. No drug or listed vaccines are currently available for preventing ZIKV infection. As a major target of neutralizing, ZIKV envelop (E) protein usually used for vaccine development. Nevertheless, the immunogenicity of ZIKV envelop (E) protein expressed by baculovirus display system has never been assessed. In this study, we reported a new strategy for surface display of ZIKV E protein by a recombinant baculovirus vector derived from Autographa californica multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) and assessed its immunogenicity in mice. We produced recombinant fusion ZIKV E protein linked with signal peptide (SP) and transmembrane domain (TM) of AcMNPV GP64. The results showed that the recombinant protein was easy to produce by baculovirus display system. BALB/c mice immunized with this recombinant E protein developed ZIKV specific serum antibodies. The anti-E protein sera from the mice were able to effectively neutralize ZIKV in vitro. More importantly, AG6 (IFN-α/β and IFN-γ receptor deficient) mice immunized with recombinant E protein were protected against lethal ZIKV challenge. Together, these findings demonstrated that the recombinant E protein displayed by baculovirus can be conveniently prepared and displayed good immunogenicity in immunized mice. It is a promising practical approach for prompting the development of vaccine and related immunology research.
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- Dan Luo
- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- Computer Center of Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
- Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Special Pathogens and Biosafety, Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430071, China.
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Zhao L, Du M, Liu X, Zhang Z, Zhang Z, Meng X, Li Y. Interaction with the Receptor SLAM and Baculovirus Surface Display of Peste des petits ruminants Virus Hemagglutinin. DNA Cell Biol 2020; 39:992-999. [PMID: 32326732 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2020.5414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute, highly infectious, and highly pathogenic disease, which mainly damages small ruminants such as goats and sheep. Hemagglutinin protein (H), the main antigenic protein of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), has been a hot spot in the research of genetic engineering vaccine for PPRV. In this study, the silkworm baculovirus surface display technology is combined with the transmembrane structure of the silkworm baculovirus envelope protein GP64 and different characteristics of the promoters to display four kinds of fusion proteins, which contain Pph-H, Pph-HJ, Pie1-H, and Pie1-HJ. The fusion proteins displayed on baculovirus surface have been detected by western blotting, cell surface immunofluorescence, and immunogold electron microscopy. In addition, the dominant form of PPR H displayed on baculovirus surface has been determined which is fusion protein mediated by Pph containing the hemagglutinin protein and full-length GP64, Pph-H. Furthermore, by comparing the fluorescence intensity of binding of hemagglutinin protein and signaling lymphocyte activation molecules (SLAM) in Vero-SLAM cells by immunocytochemistry, Pph-H can be combined with the receptor protein of PPRV, SLAM. It provides technical support for displaying the different structure of hemagglutinin and exploring the key sites of hemagglutinin and SLAM binding. Meanwhile, it is important for exploring the pathogenesis and immune mechanism of PPRV.
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- Lulu Zhao
- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Lanzhou Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Lanzhou, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, China
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McKenzie EA, Abbott WM. Expression of recombinant proteins in insect and mammalian cells. Methods 2018; 147:40-49. [PMID: 29778647 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymeth.2018.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2018] [Revised: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 05/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Purified recombinant proteins are key reagents in academic and industrial research. The ability to make these proteins quickly often relies on the availability of higher eukaryotic cell hosts such as insect and mammalian cells where there is a very wide range of post-translational modifications, protein folding and trafficking pathways. This enables the generation of many proteins that cannot be made in microbial hosts. In this article we outline some of the most commonly used methods to express recombinant proteins in insect and mammalian cells.
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- Edward A McKenzie
- Protein Expression Facility, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, 131 Princess Street, Manchester M1 7DN, UK
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- Peak Proteins Ltd, Alderley Park, Cheshire SK10 4TG, UK.
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Image-based cell-size estimation for baculovirus quantification. Biotechniques 2017; 63:161-168. [DOI: 10.2144/000114595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 08/09/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Measurement of virus concentration is essential for effective virus-based transfection technologies. Here, we describe a user-friendly, image-based cell-size estimation (ICSE) assay for baculovirus quantification that relies on automated determination of cell diameters from bright-field microscopy images. In the ICSE assay, microplate-based imaging systems and our custom ICSE-Tools software enable measurement of cell morphological parameters over time. Results from the ICSE assay were in agreement with virus concentration measurements obtained using the traditional plaque assay as well as the Coulter principle–based cell-size measurement assay. ICSE-Tools is designed for data organization and image analysis from microplate-based imaging systems, and is freely available at www.gpcr.ut.ee/software.html .
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Jora MZ, Cardoso MV, Sabadini E. Dynamical aspects of water-poly(ethylene glycol) solutions studied by 1H NMR. J Mol Liq 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2016.06.101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Riikonen R, Matilainen H, Rajala N, Pentikainen O, Johnson M, Heino J, Oker-Blom C. Functional Display of an α2 Integrin-Specific Motif (RKK) on the Surface of Baculovirus Particles. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2016; 4:437-45. [PMID: 16029062 DOI: 10.1177/153303460500400411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The use of baculovirus vectors shows promise as a tool for gene delivery into mammalian cells. These insect viruses have been shown to transduce a variety of mammalian cell lines, and gene transfer has also been demonstrated in vivo. In this study, we generated two recombinant baculovirus vectors displaying an integrin-specific motif, RKK, as a part of two different loops of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) fused with the major envelope protein gp64 of Autographa californica M nucleopolyhedrovirus. By enzyme linked immunosorbent assays, these viruses were shown to bind a peptide representing the receptor binding site of an α2 integrin, the α2I-domain. However, the interaction was not strong enough to overcome binding of wild type gp64 to the unknown cellular receptor(s) on the surface of α2 integrin-expressing cells (CHO-α2β1) or enhance the viral uptake. After treatment of these cells with phospholipase C, internalization of all viruses was blocked or decreased significantly. However, one of the RKK displaying viruses, AcGFP(K)gp64, was still able to internalize into CHO-α2β1 cells, although at a lower level as compared to non-treated cells. This may indicate the possible utilization of a PLC independent alternative route via, in this case, the α2β1 integrin.
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- Reetta Riikonen
- University of Jyvaskyla, Dept. of Biological and Environmental Science, PO Box 35, FIN-40351 Jyvaskyla, Finland
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Sim SH, Kim JY, Seong BL, Nguyen HH, Chang J. Baculovirus Displaying Hemagglutinin Elicits Broad Cross-Protection against Influenza in Mice. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0152485. [PMID: 27023684 PMCID: PMC4811570 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0152485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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The widespread influenza virus infection further emphasizes the need for novel vaccine strategies that effectively reduce the impact of epidemic as well as pandemic influenza. Conventional influenza vaccines generally induce virus neutralizing antibody responses which are specific for a few antigenically related strains within the same subtype. However, antibodies directed against the conserved stalk domain of HA could neutralize multiple subtypes of influenza virus and thus provide broad-spectrum protection. In this study, we designed and constructed a recombinant baculovirus-based vaccine, rBac-HA virus, that expresses full-length HA of pandemic H1N1 influenza virus (A/California/04/09) on the viral envelope. We demonstrated that repeated intranasal immunizations with rBac-HA virus induced HA stalk-specific antibody responses and protective immunity against homologous as well as heterosubtypic virus challenge. The adoptive transfer experiment shows that the cross-protection is conferred by the immune sera which contain HA stalk-specific antibodies. These results warrant further development of rBac-HA virus as a broad-protective vaccine against influenza. The vaccine induced protection against infection with the same subtype as well as different subtype, promising a potential universal vaccine for broad protection against different subtypes to control influenza outbreaks including pandemic.
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- Sang-Hee Sim
- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Science and Biotechnology, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea
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- Laboratory of Viral Immunology, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Korea
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, Korea
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Fundamentals of Baculovirus Expression and Applications. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 896:187-97. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-27216-0_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Tom I, Estevez A, Bowman K, Gonzalez LC. Baculovirus display for discovery of low-affinity extracellular receptor-ligand interactions using protein microarrays. Anal Biochem 2015; 479:1-5. [PMID: 25797350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2015.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2014] [Revised: 03/02/2015] [Accepted: 03/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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When used in conjunction with multivalent protein probes, protein microarrays offer a robust technology for discovery of low-affinity extracellular protein-protein interactions. Probes for receptor-matching screens generally consist of purified extracellular domains fused to affinity tags. Given that approximately two-thirds of extracellular proteins are transmembrane domain-containing proteins, it would be desirable to develop a system to express and display probe receptors in a native-like membrane environment. Toward this end, we evaluated baculovirus display as a platform for generating multivalent probes for protein microarray screens. Virion particles were generated displaying single-transmembrane domain receptors BTLA, CD200, and EFNB2, representing a range of affinities for their interacting partners. Virions directly labeled with Cy5 fluorophore were screened against a microarray containing more than 600 extracellular proteins, and the results were compared with data derived from soluble Fc protein or probe-coated protein A microbeads. An optimized protocol employing a blocking step with a nonrelated probe-expressing control baculovirus allowed identification of the expected interactions with a signal-to-noise ratio similar to or higher than those obtained with the other formats. Our results demonstrate that baculovirus display is suitable for detection of high- and low-affinity extracellular protein-protein interactions on protein microarrays. This platform eliminates the need for protein purification and provides a native-like lipid environment for membrane-associated receptors.
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- Irene Tom
- Department of Protein Chemistry, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Structural Biology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA
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- Department of Protein Chemistry, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA.
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Hamakubo T, Kusano-Arai O, Iwanari H. Generation of antibodies against membrane proteins. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-PROTEINS AND PROTEOMICS 2014; 1844:1920-1924. [PMID: 25135856 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2014.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2014] [Revised: 07/30/2014] [Accepted: 08/12/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The monoclonal antibody has become an important therapeutic in the treatment of both hematological malignancies and solid tumors. The recent success of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) has broadened the extent of the potential target molecules in cancer immunotherapy. As a result, even molecules of low abundance have become targets for cytotoxic reagents. The multi-pass membrane proteins are an emerging target for the next generation antibody therapeutics. One outstanding challenge is the difficulty in preparing a sufficient amount of these membrane proteins so as to be able to generate the functional antibody. We have pursued the expression of various membrane proteins on the baculovirus particle and the utilization of displayed protein for immunization. The strong antigenicity of the virus acts either as a friend or foe in the making of an efficient antibody against an immunologically tolerant antigen. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Recent advances in molecular engineering of antibody.
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- Takao Hamakubo
- Department of Quantitative Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan.
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- Department of Quantitative Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan; Institute of Immunology Co. Ltd, .1-1-10 Koraku, Bunkyo, Tokyo 112-0004, Japan
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- Department of Quantitative Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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Hu YC, Yao K, Wu TY. Baculovirus as an expression and/or delivery vehicle for vaccine antigens. Expert Rev Vaccines 2014; 7:363-71. [PMID: 18393606 DOI: 10.1586/14760584.7.3.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Yu-Chen Hu
- Department of Chemical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, 300 Taiwan.
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Kusano-Arai O, Iwanari H, Mochizuki Y, Nakata H, Kodama T, Kitoh T, Hamakubo T. Evaluation of the asparagine synthetase level in leukemia cells by monoclonal antibodies. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2013; 31:325-32. [PMID: 23098298 DOI: 10.1089/hyb.2012.0014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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L-Asparaginase (ASNase) is important for the treatment of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. ASNase sensitivity has been shown to correlate with the asparagine synthetase (ASNS) protein content in acute lymphoblastic leukemia cell lines. However, there have been few studies to determine ASNS protein levels in human leukemias, since no appropriate monoclonal antibody is available for such quantitative analysis. In this study, we report the generation of anti-ASNS monoclonal antibodies, which are applicable to flow cytometry and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. These monoclonal antibodies should provide a valuable tool for the quantification of ASNS protein level and estimation of ASNase-resistance in leukemia cells.
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- Osamu Kusano-Arai
- Department of Molecular Biology and Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Meguro, Tokyo, Japan
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Tang XC, Lu HR, Ross TM. Hemagglutinin displayed baculovirus protects against highly pathogenic influenza. Vaccine 2010; 28:6821-31. [PMID: 20727393 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2010.08.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2010] [Revised: 07/11/2010] [Accepted: 08/06/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Baculovirus (BV) replicating in insect cells can express a foreign gene product as part of its genome. The influenza hemagglutinin (HA) can be expressed from BV and displayed on the surface of baculovirus (HA-DBV). In this study we first generated six recombinant baculoviruses that expressed chimeric HAs with segments of the BV glycoprotein (gp64). The signal peptide (SP) and cytoplasmic tail (CT) domains of gp64 can enhance the display of HA from A/PR8/34 on BV surface, while the transmembrane (TM) domain of gp64 impairs HA display. Different doses of either live or β-propiolactone (BPL)-inactivated HA-DBV were administered to BALB/c mice. Live HA-DBV elicited higher hemagglutination-inhibition (HAI) titers than BPL-inactivated HA-DBV, and provided sterilizing protection. A second generation recombinant BV simultaneously displaying four HAs derived from four subclades of H5N1 influenza viruses was constructed. This tetravalent H5N1 HA-DBV vaccine elicited HAI titers against all four homologous H5N1 viruses, significantly decreasing viral lung titers of challenged mice and providing 100% protection against lethal doses of homologous H5N1 viruses. Moreover, mice vaccinated with HA-DBV had high levels of IFNγ-secreting and HA-specific CD8+ T cells. Taken together, this study demonstrates that HA-DBV can stimulate strong humoral, as well as cellular immune responses, and is an effective vaccine candidate for influenza.
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- Xian-Chun Tang
- Center for Vaccine Research, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Kato T, Kajikawa M, Maenaka K, Park EY. Silkworm expression system as a platform technology in life science. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2010; 85:459-70. [PMID: 19830419 PMCID: PMC2802491 DOI: 10.1007/s00253-009-2267-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 09/17/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Many recombinant proteins have been successfully produced in silkworm larvae or pupae and used for academic and industrial purposes. Several recombinant proteins produced by silkworms have already been commercialized. However, construction of a recombinant baculovirus containing a gene of interest requires tedious and troublesome steps and takes a long time (3-6 months). The recent development of a bacmid, Escherichia coli and Bombyx mori shuttle vector, has eliminated the conventional tedious procedures required to identify and isolate recombinant viruses. Several technical improvements, including a cysteine protease or chitinase deletion bacmid and chaperone-assisted expression and coexpression, have led to significantly increased protein yields and reduced costs for large-scale production. Terminal N-acetyl glucosamine and galactose residues were found in the N-glycan structures produced by silkworms, which are different from those generated by insect cells. Genomic elucidation of silkworm has opened a new chapter in utilization of silkworm. Transgenic silkworm technology provides a stable production of recombinant protein. Baculovirus surface display expression is one of the low-cost approaches toward silkworm larvae-derived recombinant subunit vaccines. The expression of pharmaceutically relevant proteins, including cell/viral surface proteins, membrane proteins, and guanine nucleotide-binding protein (G protein) coupled receptors, using silkworm larvae or cocoons has become very attractive. Silkworm biotechnology is an innovative and easy approach to achieve high protein expression levels and is a very promising platform technology in the field of life science. Like the "Silkroad," we expect that the "Bioroad" from Asia to Europe will be established by the silkworm expression system.
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- Tatsuya Kato
- Faculty of Agriculture, Integrated Bioscience Section, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582 Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Integrated Bioscience Section, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, 836 Ohya, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka, 422-8529 Japan
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Mäkelä AR, Ernst W, Grabherr R, Oker-Blom C. Baculovirus-based display and gene delivery systems. Cold Spring Harb Protoc 2010; 2010:pdb.top72. [PMID: 20194476 DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top72] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The baculovirus expression vector system has been used extensively to produce numerous proteins originating from both prokaryotic and eukaryotic sources. In addition to easy cloning techniques and abundant viral propagation, the system's insect cell environment provides eukaryotic post-translational modification machinery. The recently established eukaryotic molecular biology tool, the baculovirus display vector system (BDVS), allows the combination of genotype with phenotype, enabling presentation of foreign peptides or even complex proteins on the baculoviral envelope or capsid. This strategy is important because it can be used to enhance viral binding and entry to mammalian cells as well as to produce antibodies against the displayed antigen. In addition, the technology should enable modifications of intracellular behavior, that is, trafficking of recombinant "nanoparticles," a highly relevant feature for studies of targeted gene or protein delivery. This article discusses the design and potential uses of insect-derived baculoviral display vectors.
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Daubnerová I, Roller L, Žitňan D. Transgenesis approaches for functional analysis of peptidergic cells in the silkworm Bombyx mori. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2009; 162:36-42. [PMID: 19111552 PMCID: PMC2854327 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.11.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2008] [Revised: 11/14/2008] [Accepted: 11/18/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The domestic silkworm, Bombyx mori represents an insect model of great scientific and economic importance. Besides the establishment of a stable germline transformation using the PiggyBac vector, technically feasible methods for in vivo gene delivery and transient gene expression were developed using viral based vectors, especially Sindbis viruses and baculoviruses. The recombinant baculovirus, Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV), commonly used for large-scale protein production in permissive cell lines or insects, has been used for foreign gene transfer into specific peptidergic cells of B. mori in vivo. Since targeted gene expression is essential for functional analysis of neuropeptide genes and their receptors, the baculovirus-mediated gene transfer can serve as a reliable approach in reverse genetic studies in the silkworm. We review various strategies employing the baculovirus vector system for transient expression of molecular markers and transcription factors in specific peptidergic cells to investigate their roles in B. mori. We also use this system for functional analysis of neuropeptide signaling in the ecdysis behavioral sequence. Our data indicate that the AcMNPV vector is suitable for efficient delivery of foreign genes and their expression directed into specific peptidergic neurons and endocrine cells of B. mori larvae and pupae. However, some modifications of the vector and steps for optimization are necessary to minimize negative effects of viral infection on the host development. The transient gene expression using the AcMNPV and other virus vectors are promising tools for analysis of molecular mechanisms underlying various neuroendocrine processes during development of B. mori.
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- Ivana Daubnerová
- Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84506 Bratislava, Slovakia
- Department of Genetics, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, 84205 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84506 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Zoology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, SAV, Dúbravská cesta 9, 84506 Bratislava, Slovakia
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Localization of human (pro)renin receptor lacking the transmembrane domain on budded baculovirus of Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2009; 82:431-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-008-1776-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2008] [Revised: 10/27/2008] [Accepted: 10/29/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Lentivirus vector can be readministered to nasal epithelia without blocking immune responses. J Virol 2008; 82:10684-92. [PMID: 18768988 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.00227-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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For many envisioned applications of lentivirus vectors as tools in respiratory biology and therapeutic gene delivery, the efficiency of gene transfer must be improved. We previously demonstrated stable, persistent (>11 months) in vivo expression following a single application of a feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)-based lentivirus vector (GP64-FIV) to murine nasal epithelia. Here we investigate the efficacy of repeated administration of lentivirus vectors to the airways. Using quantitative bioluminescent imaging, we found that consecutive daily dosing achieved a linear increase in gene expression and greatly increased the number of epithelial cells targeted. Surprisingly, reporter gene expression also increased additively following each of seven doses of FIV delivered over consecutive weeks (1 dose/week), without the development of systemic or local neutralizing antibodies. This approach enhanced expression of both reporter and therapeutic transgenes. Transduction efficiency achieved following a single dose of FIV expressing mouse erythropoietin was insufficient to increase hematocrit, whereas seven consecutive daily doses significantly increased hematocrit. These unexpected results contrast strikingly with findings reported for adenovirus vectors. Prolonged gene expression has been observed in vivo following a single dose of virus vector; however, depending on the application, repeated administration of vector may be necessary to achieve stable, therapeutic gene expression.
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Meller Harel HY, Fontaine V, Chen H, Jones IM, Millner PA. Display of a maize cDNA library on baculovirus infected insect cells. BMC Biotechnol 2008; 8:64. [PMID: 18700036 PMCID: PMC2527309 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-8-64] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2008] [Accepted: 08/12/2008] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Maize is a good model system for cereal crop genetics and development because of its rich genetic heritage and well-characterized morphology. The sequencing of its genome is well advanced, and new technologies for efficient proteomic analysis are needed. Baculovirus expression systems have been used for the last twenty years to express in insect cells a wide variety of eukaryotic proteins that require complex folding or extensive posttranslational modification. More recently, baculovirus display technologies based on the expression of foreign sequences on the surface of Autographa californica (AcMNPV) have been developed. We investigated the potential of a display methodology for a cDNA library of maize young seedlings. RESULTS We constructed a full-length cDNA library of young maize etiolated seedlings in the transfer vector pAcTMVSVG. The library contained a total of 2.5 x 10(5) independent clones. Expression of two known maize proteins, calreticulin and auxin binding protein (ABP1), was shown by western blot analysis of protein extracts from insect cells infected with the cDNA library. Display of the two proteins in infected insect cells was shown by selective biopanning using magnetic cell sorting and demonstrated proof of concept that the baculovirus maize cDNA display library could be used to identify and isolate proteins. CONCLUSION The maize cDNA library constructed in this study relies on the novel technology of baculovirus display and is unique in currently published cDNA libraries. Produced to demonstrate proof of principle, it opens the way for the development of a eukaryotic in vivo display tool which would be ideally suited for rapid screening of the maize proteome for binding partners, such as proteins involved in hormone regulation or defence.
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- UMR INRA/USTL 1281, Stress Abiotiques et Différenciation des Végétaux cultivés 2, Chaussée Brunehaut, Estrées-Mons BP 50136, 80203 Péronne cedex, France
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berks, RG6 6AJ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berks, RG6 6AJ, UK
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- Faculty of biological sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, UK
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Jordan KR, McMahan RH, Oh JZ, Pipeling MR, Pardoll DM, Kedl RM, Kappler JW, Slansky JE. Baculovirus-infected insect cells expressing peptide-MHC complexes elicit protective antitumor immunity. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 180:188-97. [PMID: 18097019 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.180.1.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Evaluation of T cell responses to tumor- and pathogen-derived peptides in preclinical models is necessary to define the characteristics of efficacious peptide vaccines. We show in this study that vaccination with insect cells infected with baculoviruses expressing MHC class I linked to tumor peptide mimotopes results in expansion of functional peptide-specific CD8+ T cells that protect mice from tumor challenge. Specific peptide mimotopes selected from peptide-MHC libraries encoded by baculoviruses can be tested using this vaccine approach. Unlike other vaccine strategies, this vaccine has the following advantages: peptides that are difficult to solublize can be easily characterized, bona fide peptides without synthesis artifacts are presented, and additional adjuvants are not required to generate peptide-specific responses. Priming of antitumor responses occurs within 3 days of vaccination and is optimal 1 wk after a second injection. After vaccination, the Ag-specific T cell response is similar in animals primed with either soluble or membrane-bound Ag, and CD11c+ dendritic cells increase expression of maturation markers and stimulate proliferation of specific T cells ex vivo. Thus, the mechanism of Ag presentation induced by this vaccine is consistent with cross-priming by dendritic cells. This straightforward approach will facilitate future analyses of T cells elicited by peptide mimotopes.
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- Kimberly R Jordan
- University of Colorado Denver and Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80206, USA
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Yorikawa C, Takaya E, Osako Y, Tanaka R, Terasawa Y, Hamakubo T, Mochizuki Y, Iwanari H, Kodama T, Maeda T, Hitomi K, Shibata H, Maki M. Human calpain 7/PalBH associates with a subset of ESCRT-III-related proteins in its N-terminal region and partly localizes to endocytic membrane compartments. J Biochem 2008; 143:731-45. [PMID: 18316332 DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvn030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Calpain 7 (also known as PalBH) is a mammalian homologue of the Aspergillus, atypical calpain PalB. Knowledge of the biochemical properties of calpain 7 is limited and its function is not yet known. In this study, we investigated the interactions of calpain 7 with all 11 ESCRT-III-related proteins, named charged multivesicular body proteins (CHMPs), and the subcellular localization of calpain 7. Pulldown assays using stable HEK293T transfectants of Strep-tagged calpain 7 revealed interactions of calpain 7 with a subset of FLAG-tagged CHMPs, among which CHMP1B was selected for further analyses. The N-terminal region containing a tandem repeat of MIT domains of calpain 7 was found to be necessary and sufficient for interaction with CHMP1B. Direct interaction was confirmed by a pulldown assay using recombinant proteins. Fluorescence microscopic analysis using HeLa cells revealed that overexpression of GFP-fused CHMPs or a dominant-negative construct of SKD1/Vps4B caused accumulation of epitope-tagged calpain 7 in a punctate pattern in the perinuclear area. Subcellular fractionation revealed that the most of endogenous calpain 7 is present in the cytosol but a small portion is present in particulate fractions. Punctate fluorescence signals of monomeric GFP-fused calpain 7 partly merged with those of endocytosed tetramethylrhodamine-labelled EGF. These results suggest that calpain 7 plays roles in the endosomal pathway by interacting with a subset of ESCRT-III-related proteins.
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- Chiharu Yorikawa
- Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Saitoh R, Ohtomo T, Yamada Y, Kamada N, Nezu JI, Kimura N, Funahashi SI, Furugaki K, Yoshino T, Kawase Y, Kato A, Ueda O, Jishage KI, Suzuki M, Fukuda R, Arai M, Iwanari H, Takahashi K, Sakihama T, Ohizumi I, Kodama T, Tsuchiya M, Hamakubo T. Viral envelope protein gp64 transgenic mouse facilitates the generation of monoclonal antibodies against exogenous membrane proteins displayed on baculovirus. J Immunol Methods 2007; 322:104-17. [PMID: 17374538 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2006] [Revised: 11/17/2006] [Accepted: 02/07/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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We have been investigating the functional display of multipass membrane protein such as transporter or G-protein coupled receptor on the budded baculovirus (BV). We tested the use of a viral envelope protein gp64 transgenic mouse for the direct immunization of these membrane proteins displayed on BVs. The gp64 transgenic mice showed only a weak response to virus compared to wild type BALB/c mice. Immunizing gp64 transgenic mice with the BV expressing peptide transporter PepT1, we obtained 47 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs). These mAbs were specific to the PepT1 on the pancreatic cancer cells AsPC-1 by fluorocytometric analysis and exhibited antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity or complement-dependent cytotoxicity to AsPC-1. We also generated 7 mAbs by immunizing gp64 transgenic mice on a CCR2-deficient background with the BV expressing chemokine receptor CCR2 together with partially purified CCR2. These mAbs possessed specific binding to CCR2 in CHO cells on fluorocytometric analysis, and exhibited neutralizing activities for ligand-dependent inhibition of cyclic AMP production. This method provides a powerful tool for the generation of therapeutic/diagnostic mAbs against membrane proteins.
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- Ryoichi Saitoh
- Fuji Gotemba Research Laboratories, Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., 1-135 Komakado, Gotemba, Shizuoka, 412-8513, Japan
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Feng Q, Liu Y, Qu X, Deng H, Ding M, Lau TLT, Yu ACH, Chen J. Baculovirus surface display of SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spike protein and immunogenicity of the displayed protein in mice models. DNA Cell Biol 2007; 25:668-73. [PMID: 17184168 DOI: 10.1089/dna.2006.25.668] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The baculovirus surface display technique has provided an ideal tool to display foreign proteins with natural conformation, functions, and immunogenicity. In this work, we explored the application of this technique on SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) spike (S) protein, and further analyzed the immunogenicity of displayed S protein. The entire ectodomain of S protein was fused between the gp64 signal peptide and the VSV-G membrane anchor and successfully displayed on the baculovirus surface. Subcutaneous injection with purified S-displayed baculoviruses without adjuvant elicited highly effective production of specific and neutralizing antibodies against S protein in mice. These results confirmed a successful surface display of S protein on baculoviruse, and suggested a potential role of S-displayed baculoviruses as a novel live virus-based vaccine candidate for SARS-CoV.
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- Qian Feng
- The Key Laboratory of Cell Proliferation and Differentiation of Ministry of Education, Department of Cell Biology and Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Mao H, Song J, Liang C, Yu Z, Chen X. Construction of eukaryotic surface display based on the baculoviral F protein. Biotechniques 2006; 41:266, 268, 270 passim. [PMID: 16989086 DOI: 10.2144/000112237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Haitao Mao
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, People's Republic of China
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Mäkelä AR, Oker-Blom C. Baculovirus display: a multifunctional technology for gene delivery and eukaryotic library development. Adv Virus Res 2006; 68:91-112. [PMID: 16997010 PMCID: PMC7112267 DOI: 10.1016/s0065-3527(06)68003-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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For over a decade, phage display has proven to be of immense value, allowing selection of a large variety of genes with novel functions from diverse libraries. However, the folding and modification requirements of complex proteins place a severe constraint on the type of protein that can be successfully displayed using this strategy, a restriction that could be resolved by similarly engineering a eukaryotic virus for display purposes. The quite recently established eukaryotic molecular biology tool, the baculovirus display vector system (BDVS), allows combination of genotype with phenotype and thereby enables presentation of eukaryotic proteins on the viral envelope or capsid. Data have shown that the baculovirus, Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV), is a versatile tool for eukaryotic virus display. Insertion of heterologous peptides and/or proteins into the viral surface by utilizing the major envelope glycoprotein gp64, or foreign membrane-derived counterparts, allows incorporation of the sequence of interest onto the surface of infected cells and virus particles. A number of strategies are being investigated in order to further develop the display capabilities of AcMNPV and improve the complexity of a library that may be accommodated. Numerous expression vectors for various approaches of surface display have already been developed. Further improvement of both insertion and selection strategies toward development of a refined tool for use in the creation of useful eukaryotic libraries is, however, needed. Here, the status of baculovirus display with respect to alteration of virus tropism, antigen presentation, transgene expression in mammalian cells, and development of eukaryotic libraries will be reviewed.
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- Anna R Mäkelä
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, NanoScience Center University of Jyväskylä, FIN-40014, Finland
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Ping W, Ge J, Li S, Zhou H, Wang K, Feng Y, Lou Z. Baculovirus-mediated gene expression in chicken primary cells. Avian Dis 2006; 50:59-63. [PMID: 16617983 DOI: 10.1637/7418-080705r.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A recombinant baculovirus was constructed containing an expression cassette with a reporter gene, green fluorescent protein, directed by a constitutive mammalian promoter: a human cytomegalovirus immediate early promoter/enhancer (CMV-IE). High titer virus was prepared with ultracentrifugation. Efficient gene delivery and expression were observed in the virus-treated chicken primary culture, myoblast cells, and whole embryonic fibroblast cells. It was noticed that an addition of sodium butyrate (a selective histone deacetylase inhibitor) to viral transduction medium extremely enhanced the reporter-gene expression. However, there is no effect of presence of trichostatin A observed. To maximize the reporter-gene expression, the baculoviral infection condition was optimized with both cell types. Our approaches demonstrated that recombinant baculovirus could efficiently deliver its genome DNA into chicken primary cells and that CMV-IE, a mammalian-cell-active promoter, was functional in chicken primary cells and could direct a high level of gene expression. Clearly, the recombinant baculovirus provides an alternative means for foreign gene delivery into avian cells.
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- Wenxiang Ping
- Key Laboratory of Microbiology, College of Life Science, Heilongjiang University, 74 Xuefu Road, Harbin, Peoples' Republic of China
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Baculovirus as versatile vectors for protein expression in insect and mammalian cells. Nat Biotechnol 2005; 23:567-75. [PMID: 15877075 PMCID: PMC3610534 DOI: 10.1038/nbt1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 675] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Today, many thousands of recombinant proteins, ranging from cytosolic enzymes to membrane-bound proteins, have been successfully produced in baculovirus-infected insect cells. Yet, in addition to its value in producing recombinant proteins in insect cells and larvae, this viral vector system continues to evolve in new and unexpected ways. This is exemplified by the development of engineered insect cell lines to mimic mammalian cell glycosylation of expressed proteins, baculovirus display strategies and the application of the virus as a mammalian-cell gene delivery vector. Novel vector design and cell engineering approaches will serve to further enhance the value of baculovirus technology.
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Chen C, Patel S, Corisdeo S, Liu X, Micolochick H, Xue J, Yang Q, Lei Y, Wang B, Soltis D. Generation and Characterization of a Panel of Monoclonal Antibodies Specific for Human Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor 4 (FGFR4). Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2005; 24:152-9. [PMID: 15943563 DOI: 10.1089/hyb.2005.24.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Fibroblast growth factor receptor 4 (FGFR4) is a member of the FGFR family of receptor tyrosine kinases, and plays important roles in a variety of biological functions such as cell proliferation, differentiation, migration, angiogenesis, tissue repair, and tumorigenesis. The human FGFRs share a high degree of sequence homology between themselves, as well as with their murine homologs. Consequently, it has been suggested that it may be difficult to prepare monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) that are specific for the individual receptor types. In this communication, we report on the development and characterization of a panel of anti-human FGFR4 MAbs that were generated in mice using a rapid immunization protocol. Using a modified rapid immunization at multiple sites (RIMMS) protocol with the soluble extracellular domain of human FGFR4 (FGFR4-ECD), the immunized mice developed high levels of polyclonal IgG to the immunogen within 13 days of the first immunization. The lymph node cells isolated from the immunized animals were then fused with mouse myeloma cells for hybridoma generation. Use of an efficient hybridoma cloning protocol in combination with an ELISA screening procedure allowed for early identification of stable hybridomas secreting antihuman FGFR4 IgG. Several identified MAbs specifically reacted with the FGFR4 protein without binding to the other human isoforms (FGFR1, FGFR2, and FGFR3). As evaluated by BIAcore analysis, most anti-FGFR4 MAbs displayed high affinities (8.6 x 10(8) approximately 3.9 x 10(10) M) to FGFR4. Furthermore, these MAbs were able to bind to FGFR4 expressed on human breast tumor cell lines MDA-MB-361 and MDA-MB-453. Taken together, the results demonstrate that the RIMMS strategy is an effective approach for generating class-switched, high-affinity MAbs in mice to evolutionarily conserved proteins such as human FGFR4. These MAbs may be useful tools for further investigation of the biological functions and pathological roles of human FGFR4.
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- Chaoyuan Chen
- Department of Immunotherapeutics, Discovery Research, Purdue Pharma, LP, Cranbury, New Jersey, USA.
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Chen C, Yang Q, Patel S, Lei Y, McAleer L, Singleton J, Soltis D, Wang B. Characterization of Human Tissue Factor (TF)–Specific Monoclonal Antibodies Prepared Using a Rapid Immunization Protocol. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2005; 24:78-85. [PMID: 15857171 DOI: 10.1089/hyb.2005.24.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Tissue factor (TF) plays an important, physiological role in hemostasis. Recent studies have demonstrated the over-expression of TF in a number of solid tumor types and its pathological roles in angiogenesis and tumor metastasis. In this study, we report the development and characterization of a panel of murine MAbs that are specific for human TF, but do not inhibit TF-mediated blood coagulation. By using a modified repetitive immunizations at multiple sites (RIMMS) protocol in conjunction with an efficient hybridoma cloning procedure, anti-TF MAbs were generated within a relatively short time frame of 5-6 weeks. Following primary screening by ELISA, the binding of the MAbs to the native form of human TF was demonstrated in flow cytometry using a stable cell line expressing human TF. Several of these TF-specific MAbs did not inhibit blood coagulation in a blood coagulation assay and bound with high affinity (0.5-2 nM) to human TF in BIAcore analyses. Importantly, this study represents an independent evaluation of the RIMMS strategy for MAb generation and demonstrates that class-switched, high-affinity MAbs can be generated rapidly and reliably using RIMMS.
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- Chaoyuan Chen
- Department of Immunotherapeutics, Purdue Pharma L.P., Cranbury, New Jersey, USA
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Borg J, Nevsten P, Wallenberg R, Stenstrom M, Cardell S, Falkenberg C, Holm C. Amino-terminal anchored surface display in insect cells and budded baculovirus using the amino-terminal end of neuraminidase. J Biotechnol 2005; 114:21-30. [PMID: 15464595 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2004.05.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2004] [Revised: 04/29/2004] [Accepted: 05/12/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Methods currently used for surface display on insect cells and budded baculovirus, all utilize the sequences from class I transmembrane proteins. This gives rise to some problems when handling unknown genes or cDNAs encoding full-length proteins. First, the stop codon from the cloned gene will be located upstream of the sequence for the transmembrane region. Second, the chance of getting the sequences encoding the signal peptide and the transmembrane region in frame with the cloned gene is small. To minimize these problems, we here present a method by which cDNAs or genes of interest can be cloned and fused to the codons for the signal peptide and transmembrane region of neuraminidase (NA), a class II transmembrane protein of the influenza virus. By placing both the signal peptide and transmembrane region at the amino-terminal, potential problems regarding stop codons are eliminated and errors in frame-shift minimized. To obtain proof of principle, the gene encoding enhanced green fluorescent protein, EGFP, was subcloned into a shuttle vector downstream of the neuraminidase sequence and the fusion product was then transferred to a baculovirus vector and transfected into insect cells (Sf9). Using this method, EGFP was found to be expressed on the surface of both infected cells and budded virus in an accessible manner.
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- Jorgen Borg
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Section for Molecular Signalling, Lund University, BMC, C11, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden.
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Ojala K, Koski J, Ernst W, Grabherr R, Jones I, Oker-Blom C. Improved display of synthetic IgG-binding domains on the baculovirus surface. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2004; 3:77-84. [PMID: 14750896 DOI: 10.1177/153303460400300109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Improved display of foreign protein moieties in combination with beneficial alteration of the viral surface properties should be of value for targeted and enhanced gene delivery. Here, we describe a vector based on Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) displaying synthetic IgG-binding domains (ZZ) of protein A fused to the transmembrane anchor of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) G protein. This display vector was equipped with a GFP/EGFP expression cassette enabling fluorescent detection in both insect and mammalian cells. The virus construct displayed the biologically active fusion protein efficiently and showed increased binding capacity to IgG. As the display is carried out using a membrane anchor of foreign origin, gp64 is left intact for virus entry, which may increase gene expression in the transduced mammalian cells. In addition, the viral vector can be targeted to any desired cell type via binding of ZZ domains when an appropriate IgG antibody is available.
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- Kirsi Ojala
- University of Jyvaskyla, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyvaskyla, POB 35, FIN-40014, Finland
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Rahman MM, Shaila MS, Gopinathan KP. Baculovirus display of fusion protein of Peste des petits ruminants virus and hemagglutination protein of Rinderpest virus and immunogenicity of the displayed proteins in mouse model. Virology 2004; 317:36-49. [PMID: 14675623 DOI: 10.1016/j.virol.2003.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Recombinant Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedroviruses (BmNPV) displaying the immunodominant ectodomains of fusion glycoprotein (F) of Peste des petitis ruminants virus (PPRV) and the hemagglutinin protein (H) of Rinderpest virus (RPV), on the budded virions as well as the surface of the infected host cells have been constructed. The F and H protein sequences were inserted in-frame within the amino-terminal region of BmNPV envelope glycoprotein GP64 expressing under the strong viral polyhedrin (polh) promoter. We improved the recombinant virus selection in BmNPV by incorporating the green fluorescent protein gene (gfp) as selection marker under a separate promoter within the transfer cassette harboring the desired genes. Following infection of the insect larvae or the host-derived BmN cells with these recombinant BmNPVs, the expressed GP64 fusion proteins were displayed on the host cell surface and the budded virions. The antigenic epitopes of the recombinant proteins were properly displayed and the recombinant virus particles induced immune response in mice against PPRV or RPV.
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- Md Masmudur Rahman
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Hu YC, Tsai CT, Chung YC, Lu JT, Hsu JTA. Generation of chimeric baculovirus with histidine-tags displayed on the envelope and its purification using immobilized metal affinity chromatography. Enzyme Microb Technol 2003. [DOI: 10.1016/s0141-0229(03)00143-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Urano Y, Yamaguchi M, Fukuda R, Masuda K, Takahashi K, Uchiyama Y, Iwanari H, Jiang SY, Naito M, Kodama T, Hamakubo T. A novel method for viral display of ER membrane proteins on budded baculovirus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 308:191-6. [PMID: 12890500 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)01355-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The baculovirus expression system has been used to express large quantities of various proteins, including membrane receptors. Here, we reveal a novel property of this expression system to be that certain membrane proteins can be displayed on the budded virus itself. We introduced the genes encoding sterol regulatory element-binding protein-2 (SREBP-2) or SREBP cleavage-activating protein (SCAP), important integral membrane proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) and/or the Golgi apparatus related to cellular cholesterol regulation, into a baculovirus vector. When insect cells were infected with SREBP-2 or SCAP recombinant viruses, it was found that these ER membrane proteins appeared on the budded baculovirus in addition to the host cell membrane fraction. Compared to proteins expressed on the cell membrane, membrane proteins displayed on virus exhibited both less aggregation and less degradation upon immunoblotting. Using this viral displayed SCAP as the screening antigen, we then generated a new monoclonal antibody specific against SCAP, which was useful for immunological localization studies. This system, which takes advantage of the viral display of membrane proteins, should prove to be a powerful additional tool for postgenomic protein analysis.
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- Yasuomi Urano
- Department of Molecular Biology, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo, #35 4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro, Tokyo 153-8904, Japan
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Rahman MM, Gopinathan KP. Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus-based surface display system for recombinant proteins. J Gen Virol 2003; 84:2023-2031. [PMID: 12867632 DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.19225-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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We describe here the development of a 'eukaryotic display system' for heterologous proteins on the viral and host cell surfaces using Bombyx mori nucleopolyhedrovirus (BmNPV). The reporter gene gfp (green fluorescent protein) was fused to either the gp64 gene encoding the full-length BmNPV envelope protein GP64 or to its 5' region encoding only the N-terminal domain harbouring the signal sequence, and recombinant viruses expressing the corresponding fusion proteins under the strong viral polyhedrin promoter were generated. On infection of the host insect B. mori or the host-derived BmN cells with the full-length GP64-GFP virus, abundant expression of the recombinant protein and its display on the cell surface were achieved. The fusion protein was also a component of the budded virions. Thus, the BmNPV-based display system provides an alternative to the previously established Autographa californica multinucleocapsid nucleopolyhedrovirus display system. The recombinant virus expressing GFP has also been used in preliminary pathological investigations on virus infection in B. mori and provides a simple method for screening for antiviral agents.
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- Md Masmudur Rahman
- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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- Department of Microbiology and Cell Biology, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India
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Tanaka T, Takeno T, Watanabe Y, Uchiyama Y, Murakami T, Yamashita H, Suzuki A, Aoi R, Iwanari H, Jiang SY, Naito M, Tachibana K, Doi T, Shulman AI, Mangelsdorf DJ, Reiter R, Auwerx J, Hamakubo T, Kodama T. The generation of monoclonal antibodies against human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs). J Atheroscler Thromb 2003; 9:233-42. [PMID: 12409633 DOI: 10.5551/jat.9.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) are valuable reagents for the purification, characterization and immunolocalization of proteins. In this study, we raised Mabs against human peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) using baculovirus particles displaying surface glycoprotein gp64-fusion proteins as the immunizing agent. In this system, to display fusion proteins on the viral surface, the amino terminal sequences of human PPARd and PPARg2 are inserted in-frame between the signal sequence and the mature domain of the gp64 nucleotide sequence.Mabs were raised by immunization with whole virus without a purification of the target antigens. The Mabs generated by this novel method were shown to recognize not only the gp64-PPARs fusion protein, but also mature, expressed proteins by a wide variety of techniques, including immunohistochemistry, immunoblotting, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSAs). Transfection of the transfer vector containing a nucleotide sequence encoding less than 30 amino acids along with linearized baculovirus DNA allows for the production of a high affinity antibody against the corresponding mature form. This method is of potential utility in that it allows the production of valuable antibodies without the requirement of a protein purification step.
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- Toshiya Tanaka
- Department of Molecular Biology and Medicine, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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Spenger A, Grabherr R, Töllner L, Katinger H, Ernst W. Altering the surface properties of baculovirus Autographa californica NPV by insertional mutagenesis of the envelope protein gp64. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 2002; 269:4458-67. [PMID: 12230557 DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2002.03135.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The envelope protein gp64 of the baculovirus Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus is essential for viral entry into insect cells, as the glycoprotein both mediates pH-dependent membrane fusion and binds to host cell receptors. Surface modification of baculovirus particles by genetic engineering of gp64 has been demonstrated by various strategies and thus has become an important and powerful tool in molecular biology. To improve further the presentation of peptides on the surface of baculovirus particles, several insertion sites within the gp64 envelope protein were selected by their theoretical maximum surface probability and investigated for efficient peptide presentation. The ELDKWA peptide of the gp41 of HIV-1, specific for the human mAb 2F5, was inserted into 17 different positions of the glycoprotein gp64. Propagation of viruses was successful in 13 cases, mutagenesis at four positions did not result in production of intact virus particles. Western blotting, FACS analysis and ELISA were used for characterization of the different binding properties of the mutants. Insertion of this peptide into the native envelope protein resulted in high avidity display on the surface of baculovirus particles. This approach offers the possibility of effective modification of surface properties in regard to host range specificity and antigen display.
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- Alexandra Spenger
- Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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Kilpatrick KE, Kerner S, Dixon EP, Hutchins JT, Parham JH, Condreay JP, Pahel G. In vivo expression of a GST-fusion protein mediates the rapid generation of affinity matured monoclonal antibodies using DNA-based immunizations. HYBRIDOMA AND HYBRIDOMICS 2002; 21:237-43. [PMID: 12193276 DOI: 10.1089/153685902760213840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Previously we demonstrated the rapid generation of affinity matured monoclonal antibody (MAb) producing cell lines following gene gun delivery of DNA using a mammalian expression vector (pAlpha/hFc), which enables the expression of human Fc-chimera proteins in vivo. Here we compare the pAlpha/hFc vector to modified vectors that replace human IgG(1) with either a Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) fusion protein or a mouse IgG(2c) (mFc) fusion protein. We report that in vivo expression of a GST-chimera results in the rapid generation of affinity matured MAbs, comparable with antibodies raised using the pAlpha/hFc vector, that were reactive with annexin V. The mFc vector failed to induce early antigen-specific B-cell responses suitable for MAb development.
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Chapple SDJ, Jones IM. Non-polar distribution of green fluorescent protein on the surface of Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus using a heterologous membrane anchor. J Biotechnol 2002; 95:269-75. [PMID: 12007867 DOI: 10.1016/s0168-1656(02)00023-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Heterogeneous proteins can be displayed on the surface of the budded form of Autographa californica nucleopolyhedrovirus (AcMNPV) after fusion of the display protein to the AcMNPV major envelope glycoprotein, gp64. However, display is restricted to the poles of the virion and is relatively low level. To investigate the use of alternative membrane anchor sequences that would be compatible with virus surface display, we have constructed a display vector containing the gp64 signal peptide and a membrane anchor from the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) G glycoprotein. Introduction of a gene encoding green fluorescent protein (GFP) between these signals led to abundant display of GFP on the surface of insect cells and on recombinant budded virions. In addition, and in contrast to gp64 based fusion proteins, GFP was localized to the lateral virion surfaces.
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- Susan D J Chapple
- School of Animal and Microbial Sciences, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG66AH, Reading, UK
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Ojala K, Mottershead DG, Suokko A, Oker-Blom C. Specific binding of baculoviruses displaying gp64 fusion proteins to mammalian cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2001; 284:777-84. [PMID: 11396970 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Viral vectors displaying specific ligand binding moieties have raised an increasing interest in the area of targeted gene therapy. In this report, we describe baculovirus vectors displaying either a functional single chain antibody fragment (scFv) specific for the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) or the synthetic IgG binding domains (ZZ) derived from protein A of Staphylococcus aureus. In addition, the vectors were engineered to incorporate a reporter gene encoding the enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) under the transcriptional regulation of the cytomegalovirus (CMV) IE promoter. Display of the targeting moieties on the viral surface was achieved through fusion to the N-terminus of gp64, the major envelope protein of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV). Specific binding of the gp64 fusion viruses to mammalian target cells was demonstrated by using monoclonal anti-gp64 antibodies followed by fluorescence and/or confocal microscopy. The anti-CEA scFv displaying baculovirus was shown to bind specifically to CEA expressing cells (PC-3). Similarly, the virus displaying the ZZ domains of protein A was targeted to BHK cells via binding of an appropriate IgG antibody. In all cases, the reporter gene was expressed in the transduced mammalian cells as shown by fluorescence microscopy and flow cytometric analyses.
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- K Ojala
- Department of Biological and Environmental Science, Division of Biotechnology, University of Jyväskylä, FIN-40351 Jyväskylä, Finland
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Grabherr R, Ernst W, Oker-Blom C, Jones I. Developments in the use of baculoviruses for the surface display of complex eukaryotic proteins. Trends Biotechnol 2001; 19:231-6. [PMID: 11356285 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-7799(01)01610-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The ability to couple genotype to phenotype has proven to be of immense value in systems such as phage display and has allowed genes encoding novel functions to be selected directly from complex libraries. However, the complexity of many eukaryotic proteins places a severe constraint on successful display in Escherichia coli. This restriction could be resolved if a eukaryotic virus could be similarly engineered for display purposes. Preliminary data have suggested that the baculovirus Autographa californica, a multiple nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcMNPV) is a candidate for eukaryotic virus display because the insertion of peptides into the native virus coat protein, or the expression of foreign proteins as coat protein fusions, results in incorporation of the sequence of interest onto the surface of virus particles. A variety of strategies are currently under investigation to develop further the display capabilities of AcMNPV and to improve the complexity of library that might be accommodated. Several expression vectors for different forms of surface display have been developed and, coupled with improved recombination strategies, represent progress towards a refined tool for use in functional genomics and in vitro protein evolution.
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- R Grabherr
- University of Agriculture, Institute of Applied Microbiology, Muthgasse 18, A-1190, Vienna, Austria.
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Mottershead DG, Alfthan K, Ojala K, Takkinen K, Oker-Blom C. Baculoviral display of functional scFv and synthetic IgG-binding domains. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000; 275:84-90. [PMID: 10944446 DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2000.3264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Viral vectors displaying specific ligand binding moities such as scFv fragments or intact antibodies hold promise for the development of targeted gene therapy vectors. In this report we describe baculoviral vectors displaying either functional scFv fragments or the synthetic Z/ZZ IgG binding domain derived from protein A. Display on the baculovirus surface was achieved via fusion of the scFv fragment or Z/ZZ domain to the N-terminus of gp64, the major envelope protein of the Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus, AcNPV. As examples of scFv fragments we have used a murine scFv specific for the hapten 2-phenyloxazolone and a human scFv specific for carcinoembryonic antigen. In principle, the Z/ZZ IgG binding domain displaying baculoviruses could be targeted to specific cell types via the binding of an appropriate antibody. We envisage applications for scFv and Z/ZZ domain displaying baculoviral vectors in the gene therapy field.
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- D G Mottershead
- Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN-00014, Finland
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Alligood KJ, Milla M, Rhodes N, Ellis B, Kilpatrick KE, Lee A, Gilmer TM, Lansing TJ. Monoclonal antibodies generated against recombinant ATM support kinase activity. Hybridoma (Larchmt) 2000; 19:317-21. [PMID: 11001404 DOI: 10.1089/027245700429864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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We report on the rapid generation of two monoclonal antibodies, ATM A16.35 and ATM D16.11, that bind to the kinase domain of mutated ataxia telangiectasia (ATM). These antibodies were generated against E. coli-expressed recombinant protein using the RIMMS strategy. We show that ATM A16.35 binds ATM by Western blot analysis, and ATM D16.11 forms immune complexes with native ATM in immunoprecipitations without neutralizing kinase activity.
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- K J Alligood
- Department of Cancer Biology, Glaxo Welcome Research and Development, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-3398,USA
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