Immunogenicity and protective efficacy of tuberculosis DNA vaccines combining mycolyl-transferase Ag85A and phosphate transport receptor PstS-3.

Last updated on 22-8-2019 by Anonymous (not verified)

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Abstract:

DNA vaccines encoding the 32,000 MW mycolyl-transferase Ag85A and the 40,000 MW phosphate-binding protein PstS-3 can elicit protective immune responses against experimental infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in C57BL/6 mice. Here we have analysed the vaccine potential of a combination of both antigens using plasmid vectors expressing either a fusion protein of both antigens or the separate proteins driven by two independent promoters (in pBudCE4.1 vector). Comparable levels of Ag85A specific T helper 1 (Th1) type immune responses could be induced by the two combination vaccines and t…

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