Refolded dengue virus type 2 NS1 protein expressed in Escherichia coli preserves structural and immunological properties of the native protein

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 167, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 186-192

  Amorim, Jaime Henrique ^a   Porchia, Bruna F M M ^a   Balan, Andrea ^b   Cavalcante, Rafael C M ^a   da Costa, Simone Morais ^c   de Barcelos Alves, Ada Maria ^c   de Souza Ferreira, Luís Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE LUZ SÍNCROTRON   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dengue virus; NS1 protein; Protein purification; Vaccines

Indexed keywords

DIMER; EPITOPE; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 1 ANTIBODY; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENGUE VIRUS 2; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; THERMOSTABILITY; VIRUS RECOMBINANT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DENGUE VIRUS; DENGUE VIRUS TYPE 2; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 77953537315     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2010.04.003     Document Type: Article

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