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Enhanced Plasmid DNA Utilization in Transiently Transfected CHO-DG44 Cells in the Presence of Polar Solvents

Florian Maria Wurm, David Hacker, Lucia Baldi Unser, Yashas Rajendra, Divor Kiseljak, Sowmya Balasubramanian

Although the protein yields from transient gene expression (TGE) with Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells have recently improved, the amount of plasmid DNA (pDNA) needed for transfection remains relatively high. We describe a strategy to reduce the pDNA amou ...

American Chemical Society2015

Concerted Activity of IgG1 Antibodies and IL-4/IL-25-Dependent Effector Cells Trap Helminth Larvae in the Tissues following Vaccination with Defined Secreted Antigens, Providing Sterile Immunity to Challenge Infection

Nicola Harris, Julia Esser-von Bieren

Over 25% of the world's population are infected with helminth parasites, the majority of which colonise the gastrointestinal tract. However, no vaccine is yet available for human use, and mechanisms of protective immunity remain unclear. In the mouse model ...

Public Library of Science2015

Mathematical models and computational methods for the analysis of genome-scale protein synthesis

Julien Racle

Proteins are a ubiquitous and indispensable element for every living organism, from simple bacteria to mammals. Already in the simplest organisms, there exist some thousands of different protein species that take up a great variety of structures, and thus ...

EPFL2014

Exploring new therapeutic strategies for Huntington's Disease

Wanqiu Hu

Huntington’s disease (HD) is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder caused by an extended poly-glutamine tract in the huntingtin gene (HTT). Despite intensive efforts in understanding its pathogenesis over the decades, effective treatments for HD remain u ...

EPFL2014

Positive network assortativity of influenza vaccination at a high school: implications for outbreak risk and herd immunity

Marcel Salathé

Schools are known to play a significant role in the spread of influenza. High vaccination coverage can reduce infectious disease spread within schools and the wider community through vaccine-induced immunity in vaccinated individuals and through the indire ...

Public Library of Science2014

The Use of Valproic Acid in Transient Gene Expression with HEK-293E Cells

Divor Kiseljak

Transient gene expression (TGE) is a rapid method for the production of recombinant proteins. Recently, valproic acid (VPA), a well known histone deacetylase inhibitor, has been suggested for the use in cell cultures to enhance recombinant protein expressi ...

EPFL2013

Peptide-Based Vaccinology: Experimental and Computational Approaches to Target Hypervariable Viruses through the Fine Characterization of Protective Epitopes Recognized by Monoclonal Antibodies and the Identification of T-Cell-Activating Peptides

Matteo Dal Peraro, Matteo Castelli

Defining immunogenic domains of viral proteins capable of eliciting a protective immune response is crucial in the development of novel epitope-based prophylactic strategies. This is particularly important for the selective targeting of conserved regions s ...

Hindawi Publishing Corporation2013

Engineering synthetic vaccines using cues from natural immunity

Melody Swartz

Vaccines aim to protect against or treat diseases through manipulation of the immune response, promoting either immunity or tolerance. In the former case, vaccines generate antibodies and T cells poised to protect against future pathogen encounter or attac ...

Nature Publishing Group2013

Tunable T cell immunity towards a protein antigen using polymersomes vs. solid-core nanoparticles

Jeffrey Alan Hubbell, Melody Swartz, Armando Stano, Karen Dane

Using poly(propylene sulfide) (PPS) and poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) as components of a nanocarrier platform, we sought to compare immune responses induced by PPS-bl-PEG polymersomes (PSs; watery-core structures, with antigen incorporated within the PSs) an ...

Elsevier Sci Ltd2013

Dendritic cell activation and T cell priming with adjuvant- and antigen-loaded oxidation-sensitive polymersomes

Jeffrey Alan Hubbell, Melody Swartz, Armando Stano

While current subunit vaccines successfully induce humoral immune responses, a need exists for vaccine strategies to elicit strong cell-mediated immunity to address diseases such as cancer and chronic viral infection. Polymersomes are stable vesicles compo ...

2012

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