From virus to vaccine: developments using the simple eukaryote, Dictyostelium discoideum

Kerry R. Emslie*, Martin B. Slade, Keith L. Williams

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    Abstract

    Mass vaccination campaigns against viral diseases, both human and animal, depend on the availability of cheap viral antigens. The eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum has simple growth requirements and rapid growth rates and forms stable cell lines. These features, together with the possibility of secreting recombinant (glyco) proteins into a defined buffer, make the D. discoideum expression system an attractive option for producing economical recombinant subunit vaccines.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)476-479
    Number of pages4
    JournalTrends in Microbiology
    Volume3
    Issue number12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1995

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