Baculovirus as a vaccine vector

Bioengineered. 2012 Sep-Oct;3(5):271-4. doi: 10.4161/bioe.20679. Epub 2012 Jun 18.

Abstract

Baculovirus is extensively utilized as an excellent tool for production of recombinant protein in insect cells. Baculovirus infects insects in nature and is non-pathogenic to humans. In addition to insect cells, baculovirus is capable of transducing a broad range of animal cells. Due to its biosafety, large cloning capacity, low cytotoxicity, and non-replication nature in the transduced cells as well as the ease of manipulation and production, baculovirus has been utilized as RNA interference mediators, gene delivery vectors, and vaccine vectors for a wide variety of applications. This article focuses on the utilization of baculoviruses as vaccine vectors to prepare antigen or subunit vaccines.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Baculoviridae / genetics*
  • Cell Surface Display Techniques
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Gene Transfer Techniques*
  • Genetic Therapy / methods
  • Genetic Vectors*
  • Humans
  • Insecta / cytology
  • Insecta / virology
  • RNA Interference
  • Recombinant Proteins / biosynthesis
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Transduction, Genetic
  • Vaccines, Subunit / biosynthesis
  • Vaccines, Subunit / genetics*

Substances

  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Vaccines, Subunit