These tools will no longer be maintained as of December 31, 2024. Archived website can be found here. PubMed4Hh GitHub repository can be found here. Contact NLM Customer Service if you have questions.


Pubmed for Handhelds

PUBMED FOR HANDHELDS

Search MEDLINE/PubMed

  • Title: Peptide display on a surface loop of human parvovirus B19 VP2: Assembly and characterization of virus-like particles.
    Author: Santillán-Uribe JS, Valadez-García J, Morán-García Adel C, Santillán-Uribe HC, Bustos-Jaimes I.
    Journal: Virus Res; 2015 Apr 02; 201():1-7. PubMed ID: 25701743.
    Abstract:
    Virus-like particles (VLPs) are valuable tools for nanotechnology and nanomedicine. These particles are obtained by the self-assembly, either in vivo or in vitro, of structural proteins of viral capsids. VLPs are excellent scaffolds for surface display of molecules. The N-termini of the structural proteins of human parvovirus B19 (B19V) have been already modified to display peptides or proteins. However, other surface-exposed elements have not been studied as potential locations for peptide display. In this research, we tested the potential of surface loop 62-75 of VP2 protein for the presentation of a 64-residue heterologous peptide. The chimeric protein was able to self-assemble in vitro into VLPs. Improved colloidal stability was observed for these particles, indicating that the peptide is on the surface of the particle. AFM analysis of the chimeric particles shows no obvious difference between the surfaces of particles assembled with VP2 and those assembled with the chimeric VP2. Our results indicate that loop 62-75 is a good candidate for heterologous peptide presentation on the surface of B19V VLPs.
    [Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]