A Plant-Produced Antigen Elicits Potent Immune Responses against West Nile Virus in Mice

We described the rapid production of the domain III (DIII) of the envelope (E) protein in plants as a vaccine candidate for West Nile Virus (WNV). Using various combinations of vector modules of a deconstructed viral vector expression system, DIII was produced in three subcellular compartments in le...

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Main Authors: Junyun He, Li Peng, Huafang Lai, Jonathan Hurtado, Jake Stahnke, Qiang Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/952865