High-level expression of human glycosyltransferases in insect cells as biochemically active form

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 305, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 488-493

  Kim, Hyung Gu ^a   Yang, Sung Mo ^a,e   Lee, Young Choon ^b   Do, Su Il ^c   Chung, In Sik ^d   Yang, Jai Myung ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Dong A University   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^e LG Chemical Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Galactosyltransferase; Heterologous expression; IgM signal peptide; Insect cell; Protein A; Sialyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GALACTOSYL BETA1,3(4) N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE ALPHA2,3 SIALYLTRANSFERASE; GALACTOSYL BETA1,4 N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE ALPHA2,6 SIALYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTOSE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN A; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; BINDING SITE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BINDING; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC CODE; INSECT CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

INSECTA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0038578760     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00795-2     Document Type: Article

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