Transient co-expression for fast and high-yield production of antibodies with human-like N-glycans in plants

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 442-455

  Vézina, Louis P ^a   Faye, Loïc ^b   Lerouge, Patrice ^b   D'Aoust, Marc André ^a   Marquet Blouin, Estelle ^a,b   Burel, Carole ^b   Lavoie, Pierre Olivier ^a   Bardor, Muriel ^b   Gomord, Véronique ^b  

^a Medicago Inc   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

Antibody; Glycoengineering; N glycosylation; Plant; Transient expression; Yield

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; N ACETYLLACTOSAMINE SYNTHASE; POLYSACCHARIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; N-ACETYLLACTOSAMINE SYNTHASE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; POLYSACCHARIDES; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA;

EID: 65549122945     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2009.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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