Various expression-augmenting DNA elements benefit from STAR-select, a novel high stringency selection system for protein expression

Biotechnology Progress

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 801-807

  Otte, Arie P ^a,b   Kwaks, Ted H J ^a   Van Blokland, Rik J M ^a,b   Sewalt, Richard G A B ^a   Verhees, John ^a   Klaren, Vincent N A ^a   Siersma, Tjalling K ^a,b   Korse, Hans W M ^a   Teunissen, Nannette C ^a,b   Botschuijver, Sara ^a   Van Mer, Charl ^a   Man, Sue Y ^a  

^a ChromaGenics   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CLONING; MAMMALS; PROTEINS;

COTRANSFECTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRINGENCY SELECTION SYSTEMS;

DNA;

DNA; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; CHO CELL; CRICETULUS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HAMSTER; INSTRUMENTATION; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS; PROTEINS; SELECTION (GENETICS); TRANSFECTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34547884697     PISSN: 87567938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/bp070107r     Document Type: Article

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