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Methods Mol Biol ; 2671: 387-402, 2023.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37308657

RESUMEN

Transient expression in plants has become a useful production system for virus-like particle (VLP) expression. High yields and flexible approaches to assembling complex VLPs, combine with ease of scale-up and inexpensive reagents to provide an attractive method for recombinant protein expression in general. Plants have demonstrated excellent capacity for the assembly and production of protein cages for use in vaccine design and nanotechnology. Furthermore, numerous virus structures have now been determined using plant-expressed VLPs, showing the utility of this approach in structural virology. Transient protein expression in plants uses common microbiology techniques, leading to a straightforward transformation procedure that does not result in stable transgenesis. In this chapter, we aim to provide a generic protocol for transient expression of VLPs in Nicotiana benthamiana using soil-free plant cultivation and a simple vacuum infiltration procedure, along with methodology for purifying VLPs from plant leaves.


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Núcleo Celular , Nicotiana , Técnicas de Transferencia de Gen , Nanotecnología , Hojas de la Planta
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Plant Biotechnol J ; 16(3): 727-736, 2018 03.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28850773

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Antivenoms developed from the plasma of hyperimmunized animals are the only effective treatment available against snakebite envenomation but shortage of supply contributes to the high morbidity and mortality toll of this tropical disease. We describe a synthetic biology approach to affordable and cost-effective antivenom production based on plant-made recombinant polyclonal antibodies (termed pluribodies). The strategy takes advantage of virus superinfection exclusion to induce the formation of somatic expression mosaics in agroinfiltrated plants, which enables the expression of complex antibody repertoires in a highly reproducible manner. Pluribodies developed using toxin-binding genetic information captured from peripheral blood lymphocytes of hyperimmunized camels recapitulated the overall binding activity of the immune response. Furthermore, an improved plant-made antivenom (plantivenom) was formulated using an in vitro selected pluribody against Bothrops asper snake venom toxins and has been shown to neutralize a wide range of toxin activities and provide protection against lethal venom doses in mice.


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Planticuerpos/metabolismo , Venenos de Serpiente/antagonistas & inhibidores , Biología Sintética/métodos , Animales , Antivenenos/metabolismo , Bothrops/metabolismo
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