Challenges for the production of virus-like particles in insect cells: The case of rotavirus-like particles

Biochemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 158-167

  Palomares, Laura A ^a   Ramírez, Octavio T ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Gene therapy vectors; Insect cells; Nanomaterials; Rotavirus; Vaccines; Virus like particles

Indexed keywords

GENE THERAPY VECTORS; INSECT CELLS; NANOMATERIALS; ROTAVIRUS; VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES;

BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CELL CULTURE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; RNA; VACCINES;

PROTEINS;

EBOLA VACCINE; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS VACCINE; INFLUENZA VACCINE; MALARIA VACCINE; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME VACCINE; WART VIRUS VACCINE;

BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; BIOPROCESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; INSECT CELL; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LIKE AGENT;

HEXAPODA; MIRIDAE; RNA VIRUSES; ROTAVIRUS;

EID: 67349117338     PISSN: 1369703X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2009.02.006     Document Type: Review

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