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Analysis of Modified Human Papillomavirus Type 16 L1 Capsomeres: the Ability To Assemble into Larger Particles Correlates with Higher Immunogenicity
21 May 2009
Abstract excerpt
L1 capsomeres purified from Escherichia coli represent an economic alternative to the recently launched virus-like particle (VLP)-based prophylactic vaccines against infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 (HPV-16 and HPV-18), which are causative agents of cervical cancer. It was recently reported that capsomeres are much less immunogenic than VLPs. Numerous modifications of the L1 protein leading to...
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