Immunogenicity of N-CfTX-2 Antigen of Chironex fleckeri Jellyfish in Mice
Author(s) -
Hossein Honari,
Seyed Mojtaba Aghaie,
Hamed Jalilpour
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
qom univ med sci j
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2008-1375
pISSN - 1735-7799
DOI - 10.29252/qums.12.9.47
Subject(s) - jellyfish , immunogenicity , antigen , biology , immunology , virology , fishery
21 Apr, 2018 Received: 13 Jun, 2018 Accepted: Abstract Background and Objectives: Chironex. fleckeri is the most toxic and dangerous marine species. CfTX-2 is one of the antigenic proteins of jellyfish venom that has been suggested for stimulation of the immune system, for treatment, and as a candidate for vaccine. The purpose of this study was designing, optimization, synthesis, and expression of the N-CfTX-2 gene in E. coli and investigation of the production of antibodies and immunization in mice.
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