title: Antigenicity and immunogenicity of the immunodominant region of hepatitis B surface antigen displayed on bacteriophage T7.
abstract: The immunodominant region of hepatitis B virus (HBV) located in the viral small surface antigen (S-HBsAg) elicits virus-neutralizing and protective antibodies. In order to develop an easy and inexpensive method to produce this region without the need for extensive purification, amino acid residues 111-156 of S-HBsAg were fused to the C-terminal end of the 10B capsid protein of T7 phage. Western blotting and ELISA confirmed the expression of the recombinant protein on the surface of the phage particles. The recombinant phage exhibited the antigenic and immunogenic characteristics of HBsAg, illustrating its potential as an immunological reagent and vaccine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Geok Hun
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Khatijah
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yusoff
authors.forename: Heng Fong
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Seow
authors.forename: Wen Siang
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Tan
mesh_terms: D017123:Bacteriophage T7 / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D018985:Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte / Q000276:immunology; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology*; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D019151:Peptide Library
chemical_list: D018985:Epitopes, B-Lymphocyte; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D019151:Peptide Library