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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
13
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-11-2
pubmed:abstractText
The infectious hepatitis B virus represents 42 nm spherical double-shelled particles. However, analysis of blood from hepatitis B virus carriers revealed the presence of smaller 22 nm particles consisting of a viral envelope surface protein. These particles are highly immunogenic and have been used in the design of hepatitis B virus vaccine produced in yeast. Upon expression in yeast, these proteins form virus-like particles that are used for parenteral immunization. Therefore, the DNA fragment encoding hepatitis B virus surface antigen was introduced into Agrobacterium tumerifacience LBA4404 and used to obtain transgenic lupin (Lupinus luteus L.) and lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cv. Burpee Bibb expressing envelope surface protein. Mice that were fed the transgenic lupin tissue developed significant levels of hepatitis B virus-specific antibodies. Human volunteers, fed with transgenic lettuce plants expressing hepatitis B virus surface antigen, developed specific serum-IgG response to plant produced protein.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0892-6638
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
13
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1796-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Administration, Oral, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Agrobacterium tumefaciens, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Fabaceae, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Female, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Genetic Vectors, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Hepatitis B Antibodies, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Hepatitis B Vaccines, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Lettuce, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Male, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Plants, Genetically Modified, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Plants, Medicinal, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Transformation, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:10506582-Vaccines, DNA
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
A plant-derived edible vaccine against hepatitis B virus.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't