CHARACTERISTICS OF HEPATITIS-B SURFACE-ANTIGEN PRODUCED IN YEAST

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作者
CHOO, KB [1 ]
WU, SM [1 ]
LEE, HH [1 ]
LO, SJ [1 ]
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[1] NATL YANG MING MED COLL, GRAD INST MICROBIOL & IMMUNOL, TAIPEI, TAIWAN
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10.1016/0006-291X(85)91784-X
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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We have constructed an expression plasmid for regulated expression of the hepatitis B surface antigen gene in yeast using promoter of the yeast Pho5 gene. In the yeast transformants, the monomeric HBsAg (22K dalton) was estimated to constitute approximately 3% of the total proteins. On extraction, the HbsAg was found to have a bouyant density of 1.18 g/ml and an Sw.20 value of 54. Electron microscopy revealed particles of heterogeneous size ranging from 18-28 nm. When the yeast HBsAg was used to immunize guinea pigs, the anti-HBsAg antibodies produced could react with human serum HBsAg.
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