No abstract available.
Baculoviridae* ; Glycoproteins* ; Insects*

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Baculoviridae* ; Bombyx* ; Coinfection*

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Baculoviridae* ; Herpesvirus 1, Suid* ; Pseudorabies*

We have now construted a novel recombinant baculovirus Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) producing polyhedra with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry1Ac crystal protein. The recombinant polyhedra produced by the recombinant baculovirus, Btrus, in insect cells was characterized. The recombinant baculovirus has two independent transcription units in opposite orientations with two promoters, p10 or polyhedrin gene promoter each initiating transcription of either native polyhedrin or fusion protein with polyhedrin and Bt Cry1Ac crystal protein. Suprisingly, this recombinant baculovirus stably produced recombinant polyhedra which were nearly similar to those of wild-type AcNPV. The immunogold staining experiment showed that the recombinant polyhedra were assembled with polyhedrin and Bt Cry1Ac crystal protein, and contained virus paticles. Insecticidal toxicity of recombinant polyhedra of Btrus to the fall webworm, Hyphantrea cunea, was strikingly improved in comparison with the wild-type AcNPV.
Bacillus thuringiensis* ; Bacillus* ; Baculoviridae* ; Insects ; Nucleopolyhedrovirus

Transformation efficiency, virus multiplication and foreign gene expression were characterized in the insect cells transformed with Autographa calfornica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) immediate early 1 gene (IE1). Transformation efficiency of insect cells by AcNPV IE1 gene vector horboring foreign gene was approximately 8-fold higher in the Sf9 cells transformed previously with AcNPV IE1 gene than in the normal Sf9 cells. Virus multiplication and foreign gene expression of recombinant baculovirus in the Sf9 cells transformed with AcNPV IE1 gene were similar to those of the normal Sf9 cells. These results suggest that transformed cells displaying foreign gene product by using AcNPV IE1 gene promoter will be useful for the diverse applications of insect cells.
Baculoviridae ; Gene Expression ; Insects* ; Nucleopolyhedrovirus* ; Sf9 Cells

Transformation efficiency, virus multiplication and foreign gene expression were characterized in the insect cells transformed with Autographa calfornica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) immediate early 1 gene (IE1). Transformation efficiency of insect cells by AcNPV IE1 gene vector horboring foreign gene was approximately 8-fold higher in the Sf9 cells transformed previously with AcNPV IE1 gene than in the normal Sf9 cells. Virus multiplication and foreign gene expression of recombinant baculovirus in the Sf9 cells transformed with AcNPV IE1 gene were similar to those of the normal Sf9 cells. These results suggest that transformed cells displaying foreign gene product by using AcNPV IE1 gene promoter will be useful for the diverse applications of insect cells.
Baculoviridae ; Gene Expression ; Insects* ; Nucleopolyhedrovirus* ; Sf9 Cells

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Animals ; Baculoviridae* ; Newcastle disease virus* ; Newcastle Disease*

Baculoviridae ; genetics ; metabolism ; Phylogeny ; Viral Proteins ; chemistry ; classification ; genetics ; metabolism

Baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) has been successfully applied to the over-expression of various proteins, thus providing sufficient materials for vaccine research. Compared to other systems, BEVS has many advantages: baculovirus solely being parasitic in invertebrates, the resultant products conferring high safety to mammalian, high expression level of recombinant proteins, preferable folding for eukaryotic protein, proper post-translational modification required for biological function, suitable for multiple genes co-expression and large-scale production with serum-free culture media. To better understand the advantages and prospective of BEVS for the vaccine research, this article will review the development of BEVS and its application on vaccine research.
Animals ; Baculoviridae ; Genetic Vectors ; Prospective Studies ; Recombinant Proteins ; Vaccines

PLCζ is a new isoenzyme of the PLC family which plays an important role in activating mammalian oocytes. In recent years, large-scale expression and purification of active PLCζ protein in vitro for structural biology research has not been successful. In this study, the recombinant human PLCζ protein was expressed and purified in the baculovirus expression system. First, the full length of human PLCζ gene was cloned into the pFastBac-HTA plasmid to form the recombinant donor plasmid that was further transformed into DH10Bac Escherichia coli cells to construct the recombined bacmid by the site-specific transposition that was screened by resistance and blue-white spots. Then the bacmid was transfected to Sf9 insect cells via cellfectin to package the recombinant baculovirus. After the amplification of the recombinant baculovirous, the recombinant protein was expressed from the cells transduced by the recombinant baculovirus and was purified by Ni-NTA resin. Purified protein was identified by Western blotting and time-of-flight mass spectrometry and the enzyme activity was determined. The results showed that the recombinant PLCζ protein in the Sf9 cells was achieved at 72 hours after baculovirus infection and expressed in secreted form in cell culture medium. The recombinant protein purified by Ni²⁺ affinity column was identified as PLCζ by Western blotting and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry and the enzyme activity was up to 326.8 U/mL. The experimental results provide a reference for the large-scale production and biological application of recombinant human PLCζ protein.
Animals ; Baculoviridae ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; Recombinant Proteins ; Sf9 Cells ; Spodoptera