Expression of antibodies and Fab fragments in transgenic potato plants: A case study for bulk production in crop plants

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 271-282

  De Wilde, Chris ^a   Peeters, Koen ^a   Jacobs, Anni ^a   Peck, Ingrid ^a   Depicker, Ann ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Heterologous protein production; Molecular farming; Plant made antibody; Protein targeting; Transgenic potato

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; CROPS; FARMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

ANTIBODY-TARGETED; BULK PRODUCTION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FAB' FRAGMENT; HETEROLOGOUS PROTEIN PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR FARMING; PLANT-MAKE ANTIBODY; POTATO TUBERS; PROTEIN TARGETING; TRANSGENIC POTATO;

ANTIBODIES;

EMBRYOPHYTA; SOLANUM; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0036383059     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020306917914     Document Type: Article

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