Nanoparticle vaccine approach takes on a new target: Hepatitis C virus (IMAGE)

Scripps Research Institute

Nanoparticle vaccine approach takes on a new target: Hepatitis C virus

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A native-like, stabilized version of the hepatitis C virus’ E1E2 glycoprotein complex (left). Many copies of these complexes were then mounted on self-assembling protein nanoparticles, a new type of vaccine candidate (right).

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