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. 2021 Aug 24;6:107. doi: 10.1038/s41541-021-00365-w

Fig. 1. Efficient incorporation of MERS antigen receptor-binding motif (RBM) into mosaic CuMVTT-VLPs.

Fig. 1

a Gene map in pETDuet-1 for expression of a mosaic mCuMVTT-MERS vaccine candidate based on self-assembling of unmodified (CuMVTT) and genetically modified monomers displaying RBM (CuMVTT-RBM). b Agarose gel analysis of sucrose gradient fractions, Lane 1: molecular marker, Lanes 2–7: 60 – 0 sucrose gradient fractions of mCuMVTT-MERS. Fractions 40% and 50% contain VLPs, incorporated host cell ssRNA is stained with ethidium bromide. c SDS-PAGE stained with coomassie blue stain, Lane 1: protein marker, Lanes 2–4: mCuMVTT-MERS vaccine showing a band of unmodified CuMVTT monomer of ~ 28 kDa and RBM antigen-containing CuMVTT monomer of ~ 42 kDa (2, 4, and 8 µg of protein loaded). d SDS-PAGE stained with coomassie blue stain showing the stability of mCuMVTT-MERS vaccine after 1 month in RT, Lane 1: protein marker, Lane 2: mCuMVTT-MERS vaccine. e 3D model of mCuMVTT-MERS vaccine illustrating unmodified CuMVTT monomer (in gray color) and the genetically modified CuMVTT monomer (in blue color) displaying RBM (in pink color) and a video (Supplementary Data). f Dynamic light scattering. g Electron microscopy (EM) of mCuMVTT-MERS vaccine, scale 200 nm.