Abstract
The bio-nanocapsule (BNC) is our concept of artificial hollow nanoparticles that have been designed and produced through biotechnological procedures. We proposed an empty virus-like particle, which consists of a recombinant L envelope protein of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and a lipid derived from the host cell, as an engineered BNC. Although this BNC was first developed as an immunogen of hepatitis B vaccine, the pre-S1 region in N-terminus of L envelope protein confers hepatocyte specific infectivity of HBV on the BNC. This recombinant BNC is now being developed as a novel platform of drug delivery system (DDS) vector for selective delivery.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-6 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | IUBMB Life |
Volume | 58 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jan 1 2006 |
Keywords
- Delivery
- Specific infection
- Topology
- Vector
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Genetics
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Cell Biology