Recombinant DNA production of spider silk proteins

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 651-663

  Tokareva, Olena ^a   Michalczechen Lacerda, Valquíria A ^b   Rech, Elíbio L ^c   Kaplan, David L ^a  

^a Tufts University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT DNA; SPIDER SILK PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENETIC ENGINEERING; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; ARTHROPOD PROTEINS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DNA, RECOMBINANT; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SILK;

EID: 84885806000     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12081     Document Type: Short Survey

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