Transgenic tomatoes expressing human beta-amyloid for use as a vaccine against Alzheimer's disease

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1839-1845

  Youm, Jung Won ^a   Jeon, Jae Heung ^a   Kim, Hee ^b   Kim, Young Ho ^b   Ko, Kisung ^c   Joung, Hyouk ^a   Kim, HyunSoon ^a  

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

^b Digital Bio Technology Co   (South Korea)

^c Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Edible vaccine; Immunogenicity; Tomato derived beta amyloid

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS; FRUITS; GLYCOPROTEINS; HEALTH; TRANSCRIPTION;

AGROBACTERIUM; ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; EDIBLE VACCINE; IMMUNE RESPONSES; IMMUNOGENICITY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEAR TRANSFORMATIONS; PROTEIN LEVELS; TANDEM REPEATS; TOMATO PLANTS; TOMATO-DERIVED BETA AMYLOID; TRANSGENIC; TRANSGENIC TOMATO; TRANSGENIC TOMATO PLANTS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA; RECOMBINANT VACCINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MOUSE; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TOMATO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; DNA PRIMERS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VACCINES, SYNTHETIC;

AGROBACTERIUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MUS; RHIZOBIUM;

EID: 50249171119     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-008-9759-5     Document Type: Article

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