Plant-Produced Chimeric Hepatitis E Virus-like Particles as Carriers for Antigen Presentation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Viral Vectors for the Expression of HEV/GFP and HEV/4M2e Hybrid Proteins in Nicotiana benthamiana
2.2. Expression of HEV/GFP and HEV/4M2e in Plants and Protein Purification
2.3. Plant-Produced HEV/GFP and HEV/4M2e Proteins Formed VLPs
2.4. Inserted Peptides Are Displayed on the Surface of VLPs
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Vector Construction
4.2. Agroinfiltration of N. benthamiana Plants
4.3. Protein Isolation and Analysis
4.4. Structural Analysis of Nanoparticles
4.5. ELISA
5. Conclusions
- A recombinant fusion protein comprising truncated HEV capsid with GFP or four tandem copies of M2e peptide inserted at the Tyr485 position can be transiently expressed in plants at a high level using viral vector based on the PVX genome.
- The plant-produced fusion proteins in vivo formed VLPs displaying GFP and 4M2e.
- HEV coat protein can be used as a carrier for the presentation of large antigens (dozens to hundreds of a.a.).
- Plant-produced HEV particles displaying four copies of M2e peptide could be useful research tools for the development of recombinant vaccines against influenza.
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Particles | HEV/GFP | HEV/4M2e |
---|---|---|
Electron microscopy | ||
Diameter (nm) 1 | 24 ± 8 | 21 ± 6 |
PDI | 0.11 | 0.08 |
Atomic force microscopy | ||
Height (nm) 1 | 37 ± 14 | 19 ± 6 |
PDI 2 | 0.14 | 0.10 |
Height/diameter ratio 1 | 0.12 ± 0.02 | 0.21 ± 0.03 |
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Mardanova, E.S.; Vasyagin, E.A.; Kotova, K.G.; Zahmanova, G.G.; Ravin, N.V. Plant-Produced Chimeric Hepatitis E Virus-like Particles as Carriers for Antigen Presentation. Viruses 2024, 16, 1093. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16071093
Mardanova ES, Vasyagin EA, Kotova KG, Zahmanova GG, Ravin NV. Plant-Produced Chimeric Hepatitis E Virus-like Particles as Carriers for Antigen Presentation. Viruses. 2024; 16(7):1093. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16071093
Chicago/Turabian StyleMardanova, Eugenia S., Egor A. Vasyagin, Kira G. Kotova, Gergana G. Zahmanova, and Nikolai V. Ravin. 2024. "Plant-Produced Chimeric Hepatitis E Virus-like Particles as Carriers for Antigen Presentation" Viruses 16, no. 7: 1093. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16071093
APA StyleMardanova, E. S., Vasyagin, E. A., Kotova, K. G., Zahmanova, G. G., & Ravin, N. V. (2024). Plant-Produced Chimeric Hepatitis E Virus-like Particles as Carriers for Antigen Presentation. Viruses, 16(7), 1093. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16071093