Expression and characterization of human N-acetylglucosaminyltransferases and α2,3-sialyltransferase in insect cells for in vitro glycosylation of recombinant erythropoietin

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 383-391

  Kim, Na Young ^a   Kim, Hyung Gu ^a,c   Kim, Yang Hyun ^a,d   Chung, In Sik ^b   Yang, Jai Myung ^a  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Erythropoietin; Glycoprotein; Glycosyltransferase; Sialic acid

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2,3 SIALYLTRANSFERASE; GALACTOSE; GLYCAN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; RESIN; SEPHAROSE; SIALIC ACID; SIALYLTRANSFERASE; BETA GALACTOSIDE ALPHA 2,3 SIALYLTRANSFERASE; BETA-GALACTOSIDE ALPHA-2,3-SIALYLTRANSFERASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ERYTHROCYTE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INSECT CELL; MAMMAL CELL; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETICULOCYTE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; CHO CELL; CRICETULUS; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HAMSTER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOTH; MOUSE; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; VIROLOGY;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; MUS; SIA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CELL LINE; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MICE; MOTHS; N-ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETICULOCYTES; SIALYLTRANSFERASES;

EID: 46449087397     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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