摘要:
A recombinant DNA containing a sequence (1) coding for a polypeptide heterologous to a filamentous haemagglutinin of Bordetella (Fha) fused within the reading frame to a sequence (2) located upstream from the first sequence. Sequence (2) codes for at least part of the Fha precursor, which part comprises at least the N-terminal region of a truncated mature Fha protein, which contains the interaction site of Fha and heparin and the secretion domain. This Fha protein is under the control of a promoter recognized by the cell polymerases of B. pertussis and is inserted into a B. pertussis cell culture, is expressed in the culture and excreted into the cell culture medium. The invention uses both the abilities of Bordetella and particularly B. pertussis to secrete or surface expose the heterologous polypeptide fused to the Fha portion corresponding to sequence (2), which does not appear to produce extracellular proteases, and the ease with which filamentous haemagglutinins can be isolated from other Bordetella proteins.
摘要:
The invention concerns the use of the FHA protein or part of the FHA protein, in free form, as adjuvant of the immune response or as immunostimulant in a human or an animal. The invention also concerns adjuvant and immunostimulatory compositions comprising FHA protein or a fragment thereof, and the use of said compositions for making vaccines.
摘要:
The invention concerns a Bordetella strain deficient in the production of toxin and expressing a hybrid protein comprising at least part of the filamentous hemagglutin (FHA) and at least part of a protein heterologous to FHA. The gene coding for the toxin has been eliminated, or at least partially deleted or mutated so as to produce an inactive toxin. This strain can be used as vaccine. The invention also concerns liposomes containing at least part of the FHA protein and at least one protein heterologous to the FHA protein, and the use of FHA for the stimulation of immune responses.