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Table 1 Examples of influenza virus-like particle production

From: Analytical technologies for influenza virus-like particle candidate vaccines: challenges and emerging approaches

Influenza viral protein

Influenza strain

DNA vector system

Cell expression platform

Purification

Characterization quantification

Ref

HA,NA, M1, M2

A/Udorn/72 (H3N2)

rBV

Sf9 insect cells

Partial purification and concentration by ultracentrifugation/Iodixanol and sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/WB/SDS Page

[19]

HA (H2/H7/H5) NA, M1

A/Indonesia/05/2005(H5N1)

rBV

Sf9 insect cells

Sucrose step gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/Quantitative-WB/SDS Page/SRID assay/Hemagglutination assay

[20]

A/Swine/Missouri/4296424/2006 (H2N3)

A/New York/107/2003 (H7N2)

A/Viet Nam/1203/2004 (H5N1)

HA, NA, M1

A/HongKong/1073/99 (H9N2)

rBV

Sf9 insect cells

Partial purification and concentration by ultracentrifugation/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/Quantitative WB/SDS Page/Neuraminidase activity/Hemagglutination assay

[13]

HA, M1

A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1)

rBV

Sf9 insect cells

Partial purification and concentration by ultracentrifugation/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/WB/SDS Page/Hemagglutination assay

[21]

A/WSN/33

HA, NA, M1

A/Fujian/411/2002 (H3N2)

rBV

Sf9 insect cells

Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation/Ion-exchange chromatography

EM/WB/SDS Page/TBA Neuraminidase assay/Hemagglutination assay/SRID assay

[22, 23]

A/Indonesia/5/2005 (H5N1)

HA, M1

HA: A/California/04/2009 (H1N1)

rBV

Sf9 & BTI-TN5B1-4 insect cells

Partial purification and concentration by ultracentrifugation/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/Quantitative WB/SDS Page/Hemagglutination assay

[16]

M1: A/Udorn/307/1972 (H3N2)

NA

A/Cambodia/JP52a/2005 (H5N1)

pCDNA plasmid

HEK 293T – HeLa – A549 mammalian cells

Partial purification and concentration by sucrose cushion ultracentrifugation/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/Quantitative WB/SDS Page/NA Star Neuraminidase assay

[24]

HA, NA, NP, M1, M2, NS2, PB1, PB2, PA

A/Udorn/72 (H3N2)

pCAGGS plasmid

HEK 293T & HeLa mammalian cells

Partial purification and concentration by sucrose cushion ultracentrifugation/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/Quantitative WB/SDS Page/VLP infectivity assay (transfer of GFP-expressing pseudogene)

[25]

HA, NA, M2

A/Chicken/FPV/Rostock/1934 (H7N1)

MLV GagPol

HEK 293T & TE671 human cells

Partial purification and concentration by sucrose cushion ultracentrifugation

Quantitative WB/SDS Page

[26, 27]

A/Thailand/KAN-1/04 (H5N1)

HA, NA, M1

A/Vietnam/1203/2004 (H5N1)

rMVA vector

Vero monkey cells

Partial Purification and concentration by filtration with 100kDa molecular weight cut off/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/WB/SDS Page/Hemagglutination assay

[28]

A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1)

HA, NA, M1

A/Puerto Rico/8/1934 (H1N1)

rBV

HEK 293T human cells

Partial purification and concentration by sucrose cushion ultracentrifugation/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation/Precipitation by ultracentrifugation

BCA Total protein assay/WB/SDS Page/Hemagglutination assay

[17]

HA, M1

A/Indonesia/5/05 (H5N1)

rAgrobacterium

N. benthamiana plant cells

Centrifugation/Affinity chromatography

EM/WB/SDS Page/Total protein analysis Lipid analysis/Hemagglutination assay

[29]

A/New Caledonia/20/99 (H1N1)

HA, NA, M1, M2

A/Taiwian/083/2006 (H3N2)

pC14 plasmid

Vero monkey cells

Partial purification and concentration by sucrose cushion ultracentrifugation/Sucrose gradient ultracentrifugation

EM/WB/SDS Page/Total protein analysis/Hemagglutination assay/Dynamic Light Scattering/LC-MS/MS

[12, 30]

A/Hanoi/30408/2005 (H5N1)

  1. Associated expression system, quantification and purification applied (rBV, Recombinant baculovirus; MLV, Murine Leukemia Virus).