Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus

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dc.contributor.authorvan Zyl, Albertha R
dc.contributor.authorMeyers, Ann E
dc.contributor.authorRybicki, Edward P
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T06:20:18Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T06:20:18Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Bluetongue is a disease of domestic and wild ruminants caused by bluetongue virus serotypes (BTV), which have caused serious outbreaks worldwide. Commercially available vaccines are live-attenuated or inactivated virus strains: these are effective, but there is the risk of reversion to virulence or reassortment with circulating strains for live virus, and residual live virus for the inactivated vaccines. The live-attenuated virus vaccines are not able to distinguish naturally infected animals from vaccinated animals (DIVA compliant). Recombinant vaccines are preferable to minimize the risks associated with these vaccines, and would also enable the development of candidate vaccines that are DIVA-compliant. RESULTS: In this study, two novel protein body (PB) plant-produced vaccines were developed, Zera®-VP2ep and Zera®-VP2. Zera®-VP2ep contained B-cell epitope sequences of multiple BTV serotypes and Zera®-VP2 contained the full-length BTV-8 VP2 codon-optimised sequence. In addition to fulfilling the DIVA requirement, Zera®-VP2ep was aimed at being multivalent with the ability to stimulate an immune response to several BTV serotypes. Both these candidate vaccines were successfully made in N. benthamiana via transient Agrobacterium-mediated expression, and in situ TEM analysis showed that the expressed proteins accumulated within the cytoplasm of plant cells in dense membrane-defined PBs. The peptide sequences included in Zera®-VP2ep contained epitopes that bound antibodies produced against native VP2. Preliminary murine immunogenicity studies showed that the PB vaccine candidates elicited anti-VP2 immune responses in mice without the use of adjuvant. CONCLUSIONS: These proof of concept results demonstrate that Zera®-VP2ep and Zera®-VP2 have potential as BTV vaccines and their development should be further investigated.
dc.identifier.apacitationvan Zyl, A. R., Meyers, A. E., & Rybicki, E. P. (2017). Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus. <i>BMC Biotechnology</i>, 17(1), 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34245en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationvan Zyl, Albertha R, Ann E Meyers, and Edward P Rybicki "Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus." <i>BMC Biotechnology</i> 17, 1. (2017): 174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34245en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationvan Zyl, A.R., Meyers, A.E. & Rybicki, E.P. 2017. Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus. <i>BMC Biotechnology.</i> 17(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34245en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1472-6750
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - van Zyl, Albertha R AU - Meyers, Ann E AU - Rybicki, Edward P AB - BACKGROUND: Bluetongue is a disease of domestic and wild ruminants caused by bluetongue virus serotypes (BTV), which have caused serious outbreaks worldwide. Commercially available vaccines are live-attenuated or inactivated virus strains: these are effective, but there is the risk of reversion to virulence or reassortment with circulating strains for live virus, and residual live virus for the inactivated vaccines. The live-attenuated virus vaccines are not able to distinguish naturally infected animals from vaccinated animals (DIVA compliant). Recombinant vaccines are preferable to minimize the risks associated with these vaccines, and would also enable the development of candidate vaccines that are DIVA-compliant. RESULTS: In this study, two novel protein body (PB) plant-produced vaccines were developed, Zera®-VP2ep and Zera®-VP2. Zera®-VP2ep contained B-cell epitope sequences of multiple BTV serotypes and Zera®-VP2 contained the full-length BTV-8 VP2 codon-optimised sequence. In addition to fulfilling the DIVA requirement, Zera®-VP2ep was aimed at being multivalent with the ability to stimulate an immune response to several BTV serotypes. Both these candidate vaccines were successfully made in N. benthamiana via transient Agrobacterium-mediated expression, and in situ TEM analysis showed that the expressed proteins accumulated within the cytoplasm of plant cells in dense membrane-defined PBs. The peptide sequences included in Zera®-VP2ep contained epitopes that bound antibodies produced against native VP2. Preliminary murine immunogenicity studies showed that the PB vaccine candidates elicited anti-VP2 immune responses in mice without the use of adjuvant. CONCLUSIONS: These proof of concept results demonstrate that Zera®-VP2ep and Zera®-VP2 have potential as BTV vaccines and their development should be further investigated. DA - 2017 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town IS - 1 J1 - BMC Biotechnology LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PY - 2017 SM - 1472-6750 T1 - Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus TI - Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34245 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/34245
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationvan Zyl AR, Meyers AE, Rybicki EP. Development of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus. BMC Biotechnology. 2017;17(1):174 - 177. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/34245.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Molecular and Cell Biology
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Science
dc.sourceBMC Biotechnology
dc.source.journalissue1
dc.source.journalvolume17
dc.source.pagination174 - 177
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12896-017-0370-5
dc.subject.otherBluetongue virus
dc.subject.otherNicotiana benthamiana
dc.subject.otherProtein body
dc.subject.otherVaccine
dc.subject.otherZera®
dc.subject.otherAgrobacterium
dc.subject.otherAmino Acid Sequence
dc.subject.otherAnimals
dc.subject.otherAntibodies, Viral
dc.subject.otherBluetongue virus
dc.subject.otherEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
dc.subject.otherEpitopes
dc.subject.otherImmunity, Humoral
dc.subject.otherMice
dc.subject.otherMicroscopy, Electron, Transmission
dc.subject.otherPlant Leaves
dc.subject.otherPlasmids
dc.titleDevelopment of plant-produced protein body vaccine candidates for bluetongue virus
dc.typeJournal Article
uct.type.publicationResearch
uct.type.resourceJournal Article
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