Plant-derived recombinant human serum transferrin demonstrates multiple functions

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 489-505

  Brandsma, Martin E ^a   Diao, Hong ^b   Wang, Xiaofeng ^a   Kohalmi, Susanne E ^a   Jevnikar, Anthony M ^b   Ma, Shengwu ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Plantigen Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drug carrier; Fusion protein; Human serum transferrin; Multitasking protein; Plant bioreactor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DRUG CARRIER; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; IRON; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; T DNA; T-DNA; TRANSFERRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HELA CELL; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MOUSE; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL PROLIFERATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; DRUG CARRIERS; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCAGON-LIKE PEPTIDE 1; GLYCOSYLATION; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; IRON; MICE; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TOBACCO; TRANSFERRIN;

EID: 77956668965     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2010.00499.x     Document Type: Article

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