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Preparation by alkaline treatment and detailed characterisation of empty hepatitis B virus core particles for vaccine and gene therapy applications.
Scientific reports - 26 Jun 2015
Strods Arnis, Ose Velta, Bogans Janis, Cielens Indulis, Kalnins Gints, Radovica Ilze, Kazaks Andris, Pumpens Paul, Renhofa Regina
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) core (HBc) virus-like particles (VLPs) are one of the most powerful protein engineering tools utilised to expose immunological epitopes and/or cell-targeting signals and for the packaging of genetic material and immune stimulatory sequences. Although HBc VLPs and their numerous derivatives are produced in highly efficient bacterial and yeast expression systems, the existing purification...
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