Expression of Hepatitis C virus structural proteins in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 767-771

  Lee, Jong Soo ^d   Yu, Jung ^a   Shin, Hyun Jin ^d   Kim, Young Sang ^a   Ahn, Jeong Keun ^a   Lee, Chong Kil ^b   Poo, Haryoung ^c   Kim, Chul Joong ^a  

^a Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

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

^d Bioleaders Corporation   (South Korea)

Author keywords

HCV structural proteins; Vaccine; Yeast expression

Indexed keywords

GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEPATITIS C VACCINE; PEPTIDE; SUCROSE; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENETIC CODE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VIRUS ASSEMBLY; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 24644499512     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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