PMID- 27894314 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20170822 LR - 20201209 IS - 1743-422X (Electronic) IS - 1743-422X (Linking) VI - 13 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Nov 29 TI - Self-assembly of hexahistidine-tagged tobacco etch virus capsid protein into microfilaments that induce IgG2-specific response against a soluble porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus chimeric protein. PG - 196 LID - 196 AB - BACKGROUND: Assembly of recombinant capsid proteins into virus-like particles (VLPs) still represents an interesting challenge in virus-based nanotechnologies. The structure of VLPs has gained importance for the development and design of new adjuvants and antigen carriers. The potential of Tobacco etch virus capsid protein (TEV CP) as adjuvant has not been evaluated to date. FINDINGS: Two constructs for TEV CP expression in Escherichia coli were generated: a wild-type version (TEV-CP) and a C-terminal hexahistidine (His)-tagged version (His-TEV-CP). Although both versions were expressed in the soluble fraction of E. coli lysates, only His-TEV-CP self-assembled into micrometric flexuous filamentous VLPs. In addition, the His-tag enabled high yields and facilitated purification of TEV VLPs. These TEV VLPs elicited broader IgG2-specific antibody response against a novel porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) protein when compared to the potent IgG1 response induced by the protein alone. CONCLUSIONS: His-TEV CP was purified by immobilized metal affinity chromatography and assembled into VLPs, some of them reaching 2-mum length. TEV VLPs administered along with PRRSV chimeric protein changed the IgG2/IgG1 ratio against the chimeric protein, suggesting that TEV CP can modulate the immune response against a soluble antigen. FAU - Manuel-Cabrera, Carlos Alberto AU - Manuel-Cabrera CA AD - Unidad de Biotecnologia Medica y Farmaceutica, Centro de Investigacion y Asistencia en Tecnologia y Diseno del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Vallejo-Cardona, Alba Adriana AU - Vallejo-Cardona AA AD - Unidad de Biotecnologia Medica y Farmaceutica, Centro de Investigacion y Asistencia en Tecnologia y Diseno del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Padilla-Camberos, Eduardo AU - Padilla-Camberos E AD - Unidad de Biotecnologia Medica y Farmaceutica, Centro de Investigacion y Asistencia en Tecnologia y Diseno del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Hernandez-Gutierrez, Rodolfo AU - Hernandez-Gutierrez R AD - Unidad de Biotecnologia Medica y Farmaceutica, Centro de Investigacion y Asistencia en Tecnologia y Diseno del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Herrera-Rodriguez, Sara Elisa AU - Herrera-Rodriguez SE AD - Unidad de Biotecnologia Medica y Farmaceutica, Centro de Investigacion y Asistencia en Tecnologia y Diseno del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. FAU - Gutierrez-Ortega, Abel AU - Gutierrez-Ortega A AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-5772-3950 AD - Unidad de Biotecnologia Medica y Farmaceutica, Centro de Investigacion y Asistencia en Tecnologia y Diseno del Estado de Jalisco A.C., Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. aortega@ciatej.mx. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161129 PL - England TA - Virol J JT - Virology journal JID - 101231645 RN - 0 (Adjuvants, Immunologic) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Viral) RN - 0 (Capsid Proteins) RN - 0 (Immunoglobulin G) RN - 0 (Recombinant Proteins) RN - 0 (Viral Vaccines) RN - 0 (Virosomes) SB - IM MH - Actin Cytoskeleton/metabolism MH - Adjuvants, Immunologic/*administration & dosage/metabolism MH - Antibodies, Viral/*blood MH - Capsid Proteins/*administration & dosage/metabolism MH - Escherichia coli/genetics/metabolism MH - Gene Expression MH - Immunoglobulin G/blood MH - Porcine respiratory and reproductive syndrome virus/*immunology MH - Potyvirus/*immunology MH - Protein Multimerization MH - Recombinant Proteins/genetics/immunology/metabolism MH - Viral Vaccines/*immunology MH - Virosomes/*administration & dosage/metabolism PMC - PMC5126848 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adjuvant OT - Capsid protein OT - Chimeric protein OT - Hexahistidine tag OT - Tobacco etch virus OT - Virus-like particles EDAT- 2016/11/30 06:00 MHDA- 2017/08/23 06:00 PMCR- 2016/11/29 CRDT- 2016/11/30 06:00 PHST- 2016/07/05 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/11/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/11/30 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/11/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2017/08/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/11/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12985-016-0651-y [pii] AID - 651 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12985-016-0651-y [doi] PST - epublish SO - Virol J. 2016 Nov 29;13(1):196. doi: 10.1186/s12985-016-0651-y.