Immunisation with a plasmid encoding the DHBV large (L) envelope protein (HBVgp2 pre-S1/pre-S2/S) induced a strong, specific, highly neutralising and long-lasting anti-preS humoral response in uninfected ducks. Importantly, maternal antibodies elicited by such DNA immunisation were vertically transmitted and protected progeny against viral challenge (Thermet et al., 2003).
Thermet et al., 2003: Thermet A, Rollier C, Zoulim F, Trepo C, Cova L. Progress in DNA vaccine for prophylaxis and therapy of hepatitis B. Vaccine. 2003; 21(7-8); 659-662. [PubMed: 12531335].
>YP_009173869.1 large envelope protein [Hepatitis B virus]
MGQNLSTSNPLGFFPDHQLDPAFRANTANPDWDFNPNKDTWPDANKVGAGAFGLGFTPPHGGLLGWSPQA
QGILQTLPANPPPASTNRQSGRQPTPLSPPLRNTHPQAMQWNSTTFHQTLQDPRVRGLYFPAGGSSSGTV
NPVLTTASPLSSIFSRIGDPALNMENITSGFLGPLLVLQAGFFLLTRILTIPQSLDSWWTSLNFLGGTTV
CLGQNSQSPTSNHSPTSCPPTCPGYRWMCLRRFIIFLFILLLCLIFLLVLLDYQGMLPVCPLIPGSSTTS
TGPCRTCMTTAQGTSMYPSCCCTKPSDGNCTCIPIPSSWAFGKFLWEWASARFSWLSLLVPFVQWFVGLS
PTVWLSVIWMMWYWGPSLYSILSPFLPLLPIFFCLWVYI