Efficient production of chimeric <it>Human papillomavirus </it>16 L1 protein bearing the M2e influenza epitope in <it>Nicotiana benthamiana </it>plants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p><it>Human papillomavirus </it>16 (HPV-16) L1 protein has the capacity to self-assemble into capsomers or virus-like particles (VLPs) that are highly immunogenic, allowing their use in vaccine production. Successful expres...

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Main Authors: Matić Slavica, Rinaldi Riccardo, Masenga Vera, Noris Emanuela
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/11/106