Improved in planta expression of the human islet autoantigen glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD65)

Transgenic Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-212

  Avesani, Linda ^a   Falorni, Alberto ^b   Tornielli, Giovanni Battista ^a   Marusic, Carla ^c   Porceddu, Andrea ^d   Polverari, Annalisa ^a   Faleri, Claudia ^e   Calcinaro, Filippo ^b   Pezzotti, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

^d Ist Ric Miglioramento Genetico P   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Diabetes mellitus; GAD65; Oral tolerance; Transgenic plants; Transient expression

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGENS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA PRIMERS; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; ISLETS OF LANGERHANS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TOBACCO;

ANIMALIA; DAUCUS CAROTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POTATO VIRUS X; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0038056326     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022947726557     Document Type: Article

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