Optimization of the expression of the HIV fusion inhibitor cyanovirin-N from the tobacco plastid genome

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 599-608

  Elghabi, Zouhair ^a   Karcher, Daniel ^a   Zhou, Fei ^a   Ruf, Stephanie ^a   Bock, Ralph ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antiviral agent; Cyanovirin N; HIV; Microbicide; Molecular farming; Nicotiana tabacum; Plastid transformation

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYANOVIRIN N; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS FUSION INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLOROPLAST; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR FARMING; PLASTID; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHLOROPLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HIV FUSION INHIBITORS; MOLECULAR FARMING; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLASTIDS; TOBACCO; TRANSGENES;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 79955670500     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7652.2011.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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