Cloned Viral Protein Vaccine for Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Responses in Cattle and Swine

Autor: Douglas M. Moore, D. O. Morgan, Daniel G. Yansura, Marvin J. Grubman, P. D. McKercher, Donald Dowbenko, Howard L. Bachrach, Dennis G. Kleid, B.H. Robertson, Barbara Small
Rok vydání: 1981
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Zdroj: Science. 214:1125-1129
ISSN: 1095-9203
0036-8075
Popis: A DNA sequence coding for the immunogenic capsid protein VP3 of foot-and-mouth disease virus A12, prepared from the virion RNA, was ligated to a plasmid designed to express a chimeric protein from the Escherichia coli tryptophan promoter-operator system. When Escherichia coli transformed with this plasmid was grown in tryptophan-depleted media, approximately 17 percent of the total cellular protein was found to be an insoluble and stable chimeric protein. The purified chimeric protein competed equally on a molar basis with VP3 for specific antibodies to foot-and-mouth disease virus. When inoculated into six cattle and two swine, this protein elicited high levels of neutralizing antibody and protection against challenge with foot-and-mouth disease virus.
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