Improved expression of single-chain antibodies in Ustilago maydis

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 191, Issue , 2014, Pages 165-175

  Sarkari, Parveen ^a   Reindl, Michèle ^a   Stock, Janpeter ^a   Müller, Olaf ^b,c   Kahmann, Regine ^b   Feldbrügge, Michael ^a   Schipper, Kerstin ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR TERRESTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Protease; Protein expression; Single chain antibody; Unconventional secretion; Ustilago maydis

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

PROTEASE; PROTEIN EXPRESSIONS; SINGLE-CHAIN ANTIBODIES; UNCONVENTIONAL SECRETION; USTILAGO MAYDIS;

ANTIBODIES;

FUNGUS ANTIBODY; MYC PROTEIN; SINGLE CHAIN FRAGMENT VARIABLE ANTIBODY; CHITINASE; CTS1 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; EPITOPE; MESSENGER RNA; MYC PROTEIN, HUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI K 12; FUNGAL CELL; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; USTILAGO MAYDIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; USTILAGO;

USTILAGO MAYDIS;

CHITINASE; EPITOPES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; HUMANS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYC; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SINGLE-CHAIN ANTIBODIES; USTILAGO;

EID: 84911860821     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2014.06.028     Document Type: Article

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