FG glycoprotein is a recombinant chimeric protein consisting of the extracellular portions of human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F and G glycoproteins. In theory, highly purified FG glycoprotein may be effective as a RSV vaccine. Recombinant FG glycoprotein was expressed using the baculovirus/insect cell system. FG glycoprotein was isolated from cell culture supernatants using S Sepharose ion-exchange chromatography, Cu(2+)-immobilized metal affinity chromatography, preparative reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, denaturation with 6 M guanidine hydrochloride, and protein refolding in Tween 80 detergent. The purified FG glycoprotein was concentrated on a S Sepharose column and exchanged into an appropriate buffer for vaccine formulation. Five batches of FG glycoprotein with protein purity of 92-99% were produced using this purification process. FG glycoprotein produced using reversed-phase chromatography and protein refolding was compared with nondenatured FG glycoprotein using a panel of 14 monoclonal antibodies directed against conformational and linear epitopes on RSV F and G glycoproteins. The results of these studies indicated that refolded FG glycoprotein had the same three-dimensional structure as nondenatured FG glycoprotein.
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