Comparison of VHH-Fc antibody production in Arabidopsis thaliana, Nicotiana benthamiana and Pichia pastoris

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 938-947

  De Meyer, Thomas ^a,b   Laukens, Bram ^a,b   Nolf, Jonah ^a,b   Van Lerberge, Els ^a,b   De Rycke, Riet ^a,b   De Beuckelaer, Ans ^a,b   De Buck, Sylvie ^a,b   Callewaert, Nico ^a,b   Depicker, Ann ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PLANT SYSTEMS BIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Avidity; Heavy chain antibody; Molecular farming; N glycosylation; Nanobody; Recombinant protein production

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; PICHIA PASTORIS;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENT;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PICHIA; PLANT SEED; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANTIBODY FORMATION; ARABIDOPSIS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FC FRAGMENTS; PICHIA; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SEEDS; TOBACCO;

EID: 84939539098     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12330     Document Type: Article

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