New methods and platforms for rapid development and production of effective subunit vaccines have become a 21st-century imperative. Not only is it important to rapidly express and produce a large number of antigens, but those antigens must be expressed and folded such that their effectiveness in preclinical studies is predictive of their potential effectiveness as vaccines. This task has created a bottleneck in vaccine development because recombinant protein expression is difficult and time-consuming, involving a large number of variables. Highly…
Author Archives: Charles H. Squires
Human Interferon Beta-1b Production in Pseudomonas fluorescens
Interferon beta-1b is a protein in the interferon family used to treat the relapsing-remitting form of multiple sclerosis (MS). Interferon beta-1b is a natural human protein (molecular weight ~18,500 Da) that is produced in the body in response to viral infection and has antiviral activity. It has been shown to slow the advance of MS and reduce the frequency of attacks. It is believed that interferon-beta achieves this effect on MS progress via its anti-inflammatory…