Expression and Characterization of Yeast Derived Chikungunya Virus Like Particles (CHIK-VLPs) and Its Evaluation as a Potential Vaccine Candidate.

• Main Authors: Shweta Saraswat (Author), T N Athmaram (Author), Manmohan Parida (Author), Ankita Agarwal (Author), Amrita Saha (Author), Paban Kumar Dash (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has emerged as a global health concern due to its recent spread in both old and new world. So far, no CHIKV specific drug or vaccine is licensed for human use. In this study, we report production of Chikungunya virus like particles (CHIK-VLPs) using novel yeast expression s...