The human immunodeficiency virus antigen Nef forms protein bodies in leaves of transgenic tobacco when fused to zeolin

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 59, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2815-2829

  De Virgilio, Maddalena ^a   De Marchis, Francesca ^b   Bellucci, Michele ^b   Mainieri, Davide ^a   Rossi, Marika ^a   Benvenuto, Eugenio ^c   Arcioni, Sergio ^b   Vitale, Alessandro ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c ENEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endoplasmic reticulum; Plant factories; Protein accumulation; Protein bodies; Zein

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; NEF PROTEIN; NEF PROTEIN, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; VIRUS ANTIGEN; ZEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CHEMISTRY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEF GENE PRODUCTS, HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TOBACCO; ZEA MAYS; ZEIN;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 46849111804     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ern143     Document Type: Article

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