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Immunogenicity of a Yersinia pestis vaccine antigen monomerized by circular permutation.
Infection and immunity - 1 Dec 2006
Chalton David A, Musson Julie A, Flick-Smith Helen, Walker Nicola, McGregor Alistair, Lamb Heather K, Williamson E Diane, Miller Julie, Robinson John H, Lakey Jeremy H
Abstract excerpt
Caf1, a chaperone-usher protein from Yersinia pestis, is a major protective antigen in the development of subunit vaccines against plague. However, recombinant Caf1 forms polymers of indeterminate size. We report the conversion of Caf1 from a polymer to a monomer by circular permutation of the gene. Biophysical evaluation confirmed that the engineered Caf1 was a folded monomer. We compared the immunogenicity of...
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