Norica Branza‐Nichita

Institute of Biochemistry — Romania

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Hepatitis B Virus Studies(18), Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology(12), Hepatitis C virus research(11), Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research(10), Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology(10)

Publications59 total

Red Alga <i>Porphyridium</i> Supports High‐Yield Production of a Functional Chimeric Hepatitis B Surface Antigen With Strong Cellular and Humoral Immunogenicity
Plant Biotechnology Journal·2025Open Access
Humanized mouse model reveals the immunogenicity of Hepatitis B Virus vaccine candidates produced in CRISPR/Cas9-edited Nicotiana benthamiana
Frontiers in Immunology·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
The endoplasmic reticulum degradation-enhancing α-mannosidase-like protein 3 attenuates the unfolded protein response and has pro-survival and pro-viral roles in hepatoma cells and hepatocellular carcinoma patients
Journal of Biomedical Science·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
The red alga <i>Porphyridium</i> as a host for molecular farming: Efficient production of immunologically active hepatitis C virus glycoprotein
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences·2024· 10 citedOpen Access
Plant-made vaccines against viral diseases in humans and farm animals
Frontiers in Plant Science·2023· 56 citedOpen Access
The “humanized” N‐glycosylation pathway in <scp>CRISPR</scp>/Cas9‐edited <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> significantly enhances the immunogenicity of a S/<scp>preS1</scp> Hepatitis B Virus antigen and the virus‐neutralizing antibody response in vaccinated mice
Plant Biotechnology Journal·2023· 18 citedOpen Access
Probing the Hepatitis B Virus E-Antigen with a Nanopore Sensor Based on Collisional Events Analysis
Biosensors·2022· 9 citedOpen Access
Efficient cellular and humoral immune response and production of virus-neutralizing antibodies by the Hepatitis B Virus S/preS116-42 antigen
Frontiers in Immunology·2022· 12 citedOpen Access
Sac1 phosphatidylinositol 4‐phosphate phosphatase is a novel host cell factor regulating hepatitis B virus particles assembly and release
FEBS Journal·2022· 9 cited
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Challenges and Prospects of Plant-Derived Oral Vaccines against Hepatitis B and C Viruses
Plants·2021· 17 citedOpen Access
Hepatitis C virus E2 envelope glycoprotein produced in <i>Nicotiana benthamiana</i> triggers humoral response with virus‐neutralizing activity in vaccinated mice
Plant Biotechnology Journal·2021· 15 citedOpen Access
Production of Chimeric Hepatitis B Virus Surface Antigens in Mammalian Cells
Methods in molecular biology·2020· 2 citedOpen Access
N-Glycosylation and N-Glycan Processing in HBV Biology and Pathogenesis
Cells·2020· 51 citedOpen Access
Correction to <i>N</i>-Glycosylation Processing and Glycoprotein Folding—Lessons from the Tyrosinase-Related Proteins
Chemical Reviews·2020
Oral administration of a chimeric Hepatitis B Virus S/preS1 antigen produced in lettuce triggers infection neutralizing antibodies in mice
Vaccine·2018· 19 cited
A novel chimeric Hepatitis B virus S/preS1 antigen produced in mammalian and plant cells elicits stronger humoral and cellular immune response than the standard vaccine-constituent, S protein
Antiviral Research·2017· 23 cited
Lettuce‐produced hepatitis C virus E1E2 heterodimer triggers immune responses in mice and antibody production after oral vaccination
Plant Biotechnology Journal·2017· 63 citedOpen Access
Development of a DsRed-expressing HepaRG cell line for real-time monitoring of hepatocyte-like cell differentiation by fluorescence imaging, with application in screening of novel geometric microstructured cell growth substrates
Biomedical Microdevices·2017· 4 cited
Novel function of the endoplasmic reticulum degradation-enhancing α-mannosidase-like proteins in the human hepatitis B virus life cycle, mediated by the middle envelope protein
Cellular Microbiology·2016· 13 cited
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Frequent Co-authors

Catalin Lazar(23), Raymond A. Dwek(16), Nicole Zitzmann(13), Alina Macovei(11), Ştefana M. Petrescu(9), Jihong Liu Clarke(9), Mihaela‐Olivia Dobrica(9), Crina Stăvaru(9), Iuliana Caraș(8), Cătălin Ţucureanu(8), Adrian Onu(8), David Durantel(7), Andrei‐José Petrescu(6), André van Eerde(6), Ana‐Maria Pantazica(6), Gabriela Negroiu(5), Hege Steen(5), Sissel Haugslien(5), Catalina Petrareanu(4), Izabela Sokolowska(4)