Nephila clavata flagelliform silk protein expressed in insect cells

Journal of Sericultural Science of Japan

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-29

  Shimizu, Kazuhiko ^a   Shiomi, Kunihiro ^a   Kajiura, Zenta ^a   Nakagaki, Mas ao ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

baculovirus; exon; expression; flagelliform; insect cells; Nephila clavata; production; protein; silk; spider

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744500898     PISSN: 00372455     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11416/kontyushigen.73.23     Document Type: Article

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