Stable expression of Gal/GalNAc lectin of Entamoeba histolytica in transgenic chloroplasts and immunogenicity in mice towards vaccine development for amoebiasis

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 230-239

  Chebolu, Seethamahalakshmi ^a   Daniell, Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amoebiasis vaccine; Genetically modified crops; Plant made vaccines; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

LECTIN; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOAL PROTEIN; PROTOZOAL VACCINE; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CHLOROPLAST; CYTOLOGY; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMEBIASIS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHLOROPLASTS; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LECTINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; TOBACCO; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; MUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 33847236263     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2006.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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