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Optimization of recombinant Zika virus NS1 protein secretion from HEK293 cells.

Sensitive, accurate and cost-effective diagnostic tests are needed to detect the Zika virus (ZIKV) infection. Nonstructural 1 (NS1) glycoprotein is an excellent diagnostic marker because it was released in a hexameric conformation of the infected cells into the bloodstream of patients in the early course of infection. We established a stable system of his rZNS1-expression in HEK293 cells through lentiviral transduction. 

New optimization approach to improve Cavia Recombinant Proteins his rZNS1 secretion of proteins in mammalian expression systems is achieved through incubation of 50 nM rapamycin followed by incubation in serum-free media for 9 days, attaining the protein from ~ 10 mg / l of culture medium.

 His rZNS1 purified hexamer recognized by anti-NS1 antibodies in serum ZIKV patients, and demonstrated the ability to induce a humoral response in mice immunized. recombinant proteins obtained are reliable biological tool that can potentially be applied in the development of diagnostic tests to detect infected ZIKV in patients during the acute phase.
Optimization of recombinant Zika virus NS1 protein secretion from HEK293 cells.

Expression and immunoreactivity of multi-epitope recombinant antigen designed based on four main structural protein of avian infectious bronchitis virus.


The development of a fast, simple, and sensitive diagnostic methods for the identification of infectious avian bronchitis virus (IBV) is essential for effective control of avian infectious bronchitis. In this study, a peptide multiepitope tandem set (named SEMN) is designed with four antigenic regions derived from four main structural protein of IBV. 

Then, we do SEMN gene codon optimization by changing the codon-adaptation index of 0.45 to 0.94 and expressed gene codon optimized in a bias-adjusted Escherichia coli Rosetta (DE3), followed by determination of immunoreactivity of purified protein. bioinformatics analysis of SEMN shows high antigenicity, the probability of surface and hydrophilicity. RSEMN recombinant proteins expressed in the form of late and as inclusion bodies, and rSEMN molecular weight of approximately 39 kDa. RSEMN initial diagnostic performance Chicken Recombinant Proteins

 was confirmed by Western blotting analysis using anti-IBV chicken polyclonal antibodies.

 Further studies are needed to evaluate the immunogenicity in animal models and to give a final assessment of the diagnostic utility of multi-epitope antigen recombinant.

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