Modifying secretion and post-translational processing in insect cells

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 142-145

  Ailor, Eric ^a   Betenbaugh, Michael J ^a  

^a Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OLIGOSACCHARIDE; PROTEIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

BIOENGINEERING; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CYTOSOL; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECRETION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0033022809     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80024-X     Document Type: Article

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