Optimization of codon pair use within the (GGGGS) ″3 linker sequence results in enhanced protein expression

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 717-722

  Trinh, Ryan ^a   Gurbaxani, Brian ^a   Morrison, Sherie L ^a   Seyfzadeh, Manouchehr ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibody expression; Codon pair use

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR; TUMOR ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0345276454     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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