Dictyostelium discoideum - A promising expression system for the production of eukaryotic proteins

FASEB Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4055-4066

  Arya, Ranjana ^a,b   Bhattacharya, Alok ^b   Saini, Kulvinder Singh ^a  

^a RANBAXY LABORATORIES LTD   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

High throughput system; Phosphodiesterase 4D3; Recombinant; Therapeutic; Yield

Indexed keywords

DESULFATOHIRUDIN; EUKARYOTE PROTEIN; GLUCAGON; HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN; INSULIN; LEPIRUDIN; MICROORGANISM PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL STRAIN BHK; CHO CELL; CODON USAGE; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; INSECT CELL; LIFE CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PICHIA PASTORIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CHO CELLS; CODON; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; DICTYOSTELIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA; YEASTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 57349106051     PISSN: 08926638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1096/fj.08-110544     Document Type: Review

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