high-level expression of hepatitis b surface antigen in pichia pastoris, its purification and immunological characterization

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Hepatitis B virus (HBV), which belongs to the family Hepadnaviridae, is responsible for acute and chronic hepatitis. The vaccines presently used to immunize patients against HBV are recombinant subunit vaccines consisting of viral surface antigens (S protein). However, they are expensive and their use is limited in poor countries. For that reason, HBV remains an important worldwide health problem. Of the 2 billion people who have been infected with the HBV, more than 350 million have chronic (lifelong) infections, who face increased risk of developing cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. In this study, high-level expression of recombinant Hepatitis B surface Antigen (rHBsAg), PreS2-S was achieved in the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris. For this aim, a single copy of HBV M gene (PreS2-S) was inserted at the downstream of the alcohol oxidase (AOX1) promoter of the pPICZA vector. rHBsAg protein could then be expressed intracellularly by induction with methanol. High cell density fermentation was followed by chromatographic separation to obtain pure rHBsAg. Humoral response after immunization with the purified protein was observed in mice using commercial Hepatitis B surface antigen kits. It was verified by the atomic force microscopy that rHBsAg has been produced in the desired conformation.

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H. Selamoğlu, “high-level expression of hepatitis b surface antigen in pichia pastoris, its purification and immunological characterization,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2009.