Self-Processing polyproteins: A strategy for Co-expression of multiple proteins in plants

Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 239-252

  Luke, Garry A ^a   de Felipe, Pablo ^a   Cowton, Vanessa M ^a   Hughes, Lorraine E ^a   Halpin, Claire ^b   Ryan, Martin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO-EXPRESSION; POLYPROTEINS;

PROTEINS;

EID: 37149000524     PISSN: 02648725     EISSN: 20465556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02648725.2006.10648086     Document Type: Article

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