High-efficiency protein expression in plants from agroinfection-compatible Tobacco mosaic virus expression vectors.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Splicing of DNA molecules is an important task in molecular biology that facilitates cloning, mutagenesis and creation of chimeric genes. Mutagenesis and DNA splicing techniques exist, some requiring restriction enzymes, and others utilize staggered reannealing approaches. RESULTS:A method for DNA splicing ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ailenberg M,Goldenberg NM,Silverman M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The cattle ticks, Boophilus spp., affect cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Tick vaccines constitute a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to tick control. The recombinant B. microplus Bm86 protective antigen has been shown to protect cattle against tick i...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Canales M,Almazán C,Naranjo V,Jongejan F,de la Fuente J

更新日期：2009-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The green fluorescent protein (GFP) has been regarded as a valuable tool and widely applied as a biomarker in medical applications and diagnostics. A cost-efficient upstream expression system and an inexpensive downstream purification process will meet the demands of the GFP protein with high-purity. RESULT...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Dong J,Ding X,Wang S

更新日期：2019-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Engineered proteins, with non-immunoglobulin scaffolds, have become an important alternative to antibodies in many biotechnical and therapeutic applications. When compared to antibodies, tailored proteins may provide advantageous properties such as a smaller size or a more stable structure. RESULTS:Avidin i...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Riihimäki TA,Hiltunen S,Rangl M,Nordlund HR,Määttä JA,Ebner A,Hinterdorfer P,Kulomaa MS,Takkinen K,Hytönen VP

更新日期：2011-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Transformed cells of Escherichia coli DH5-alpha with pGFPuv, induced by IPTG (isopropyl-beta-d-thiogalactopyranoside), express the green fluorescent protein (gfpuv) during growth phases. E. coli subjected to the combination of selective permeation by freezing/thawing/sonication cycles followed by the three-p...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Vessoni Penna TC,Ishii M

更新日期：2002-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the most commonly used vectors for gene therapy is the adenoviral vector; its ability to tightly regulate transgene expression is critical for optimizing therapeutic outcomes. The tetracycline-regulated system (especially the Tet-On system) for gene expression is one of the most valuable tools for con...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Chen H,Wang D,Xia R,Mao Q,Xia H

更新日期：2015-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite positive reports on the efficacy of stem cell therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, the nature of stem cell homing to ischemic tissues remains elusive. RESULTS:We used a mouse model of peripheral tissue ischemia to study the survival and homing capacity of dual reporter gene (eGFP/Luc...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Everaert BR,Bergwerf I,De Vocht N,Ponsaerts P,Van Der Linden A,Timmermans JP,Vrints CJ

更新日期：2012-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Iron is an essential element in several pathways of microbial metabolism, and therefore low iron toxicity is expected on the usage of Fe nanoparticles (NPs). This study aims to determine the effect of Fe NPs on biosurfactant production by marine actinobacterium Nocardiopsis sp. MSA13A under solid state cultu...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Kiran GS,Nishanth LA,Priyadharshini S,Anitha K,Selvin J

更新日期：2014-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the previous study, the cellulolytic Escherichia coli ZH-4 isolated from bovine rumen was found to show extracellular cellulase activity and could degrade cellulose in the culture. The goal of this work was to identify and characterize the secreted cellulase of E. coli ZH-4. It will be helpful to re-under...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Pang J,Wang J,Liu Z,Zhang Q,Qi Q

更新日期：2019-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hydrophobic polystyrene is the most common material for solid phase immunoassay. Proteins are immobilized on polystyrene by passive adsorption, which often causes considerable denaturation. Biological macromolecules were found to better retain their functional activity when immobilized on hydrophilic materia...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Shmanai VV,Nikolayeva TA,Vinokurova LG,Litoshka AA

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cytotoxic drugs are non-selective between normal and pathological tissue, and this poses a challenge regarding the strategy for treatment of tumors. To achieve sufficient antitumor activity for colorectal carcinoma, optimization of the therapeutic regimen is of great importance. We investigated the ability o...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Yang C,Liu HZ,Fu ZX,Lu WD

更新日期：2011-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genetically encoded sensors developed on the basis of green fluorescent protein (GFP)-like proteins are becoming more and more popular instruments for monitoring cellular analytes and enzyme activities in living cells and transgenic organisms. In particular, a number of Ca2+ sensors have been developed, eith...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Souslova EA,Belousov VV,Lock JG,Strömblad S,Kasparov S,Bolshakov AP,Pinelis VG,Labas YA,Lukyanov S,Mayr LM,Chudakov DM

更新日期：2007-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Carboxyl-terminal protease (CtpA) plays essential functions in posttranslational protein processing in prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. To date, only a few bacterial ctpA genes have been characterized. Here we cloned and characterized a novel CtpA. The encoding gene, ctpAp (ctpA of Paenibacillus lautus), wa...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Li Y,Pan Y,She Q,Chen L

更新日期：2013-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Expression vector engineering technology is one of the most convenient and timely method for cell line development to meet the rising demand of novel production cell line with high productivity. Destabilization of dihydrofolate reductase (dhfr) selection marker by addition of AU-rich elements and murine orni...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Chin CL,Chin HK,Chin CS,Lai ET,Ng SK

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells have become the host of choice for the production of recombinant proteins, due to their capacity for correct protein folding, assembly, and posttranslational modifications. The most widely used system for recombinant proteins is the gene amplification procedure that uses the...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Jamnikar U,Nikolic P,Belic A,Blas M,Gaser D,Francky A,Laux H,Blejec A,Baebler S,Gruden K

更新日期：2015-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The presence of coliform bacteria is routinely assessed to establish the microbiological safety of water supplies and raw or processed foods. Coliforms are a group of lactose-fermenting Enterobacteriaceae, which most likely acquired the lacZ gene by horizontal transfer and therefore constitute a polyphyletic...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Molina F,López-Acedo E,Tabla R,Roa I,Gómez A,Rebollo JE

更新日期：2015-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the search for generic expression strategies for mammalian protein families several bacterial expression vectors were examined for their ability to promote high yields of soluble protein. Proteins studied included cell surface receptors (Ephrins and Eph receptors, CD44), kinases (EGFR-cytoplasmic domain, ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Dyson MR,Shadbolt SP,Vincent KJ,Perera RL,McCafferty J

更新日期：2004-12-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant factor VIII (FVIII), used for haemophilia A therapy, is one of the most challenging among the therapeutic proteins produced in heterologous expression systems. Deletion variant of FVIII, in which the entire domain B is replaced by a short linker peptide, was approved for medical use. Efficacy and...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Orlova NA,Kovnir SV,Gabibov AG,Vorobiev II

更新日期：2017-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thermally stable α-L-rhamnosidase with cleaving terminal α-L-rhamnose activity has great potential in industrial application. Therefore, it is necessary to find a proper method to improve the thermal stability of α-L-rhamnosidase. RESULTS:In this study, addition of sorbitol has been found to increase the th...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ge L,Chen A,Pei J,Zhao L,Fang X,Ding G,Wang Z,Xiao W,Tang F

更新日期：2017-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ketoisovalerate reductase (EC 1.2.7.7 ) is required for the formation of beauvericin via the nonribosomal peptide synthetase biosynthetic pathway. It catalyzes the NADPH-specific reduction of ketoisovaleric acid to hydroxyisovalerate. However, little is known about the bioinformatics' data about the 2-Ki...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Zhang T,Jia X,Zhuo Y,Liu M,Gao H,Liu J,Zhang L

更新日期：2012-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nanoparticles appear to be promising devices for application in the agriculture and food industries, but information regarding the response of plants to contact with nano-devices is scarce. Toxic effects may be imposed depending on the type and concentration of nanoparticle as well as time of exposure. A num...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Santos AR,Miguel AS,Macovei A,Maycock C,Balestrazzi A,Oliva A,Fevereiro P

更新日期：2013-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are significant differences in the culture conditions between small-scale screenings and large-scale fermentation processes. Production processes are usually conducted in fed-batch cultivation mode with active pH-monitoring and control. In contrast, screening experiments in shake flasks are usually con...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Scheidle M,Dittrich B,Klinger J,Ikeda H,Klee D,Büchs J

更新日期：2011-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) causes major economic losses in the pig industry worldwide. In vivo, the virus infects a subpopulation of tissue macrophages. In vitro, PRRSV only replicates in primary pig macrophages and African green monkey kidney derived cells, such as Marc-145....

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Delrue I,Van Gorp H,Van Doorsselaere J,Delputte PL,Nauwynck HJ

更新日期：2010-06-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The recent H1N1 influenza pandemic illustrated the shortcomings of the vaccine manufacturing process. The A/California/07/2009 H1N1 pandemic influenza vaccine or A(H1N1)pdm09 was available late and in short supply as a result of delays in production caused by low yields and poor antigen stability. Recombinan...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Feshchenko E,Rhodes DG,Felberbaum R,McPherson C,Rininger JA,Post P,Cox MM

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ligand-targeted approaches have proven successful in improving the therapeutic index of a number of drugs. We hypothesized that the specific targeting of TNF-alpha antagonists to inflamed tissues could increase drug efficacy and reduce side effects. RESULTS:Using uteroglobin (UG), a potent anti-inflammatory...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ventura E,Balza E,Borsi L,Tutolo G,Carnemolla B,Castellani P,Zardi L

更新日期：2011-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is an imperative necessity for alternative sources of energy able to reduce the world dependence of fossil oil. One of the most successful options is ethanol obtained mainly from sugarcane and corn fermentation. The foremost residue from sugarcane industry is the bagasse, a rich lignocellulosic raw mat...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Robl D,Delabona Pda S,Mergel CM,Rojas JD,Costa Pdos S,Pimentel IC,Vicente VA,da Cruz Pradella JG,Padilla G

更新日期：2013-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats/CRISPR associated protein 9 (CRISPR/Cas9) has been wildly used to generate gene knockout models through inducing indels causing frame-shift. However, there are few studies concerning the post-transcript effects caused by CRISPR-mediated genome editing...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Tang JX,Chen D,Deng SL,Li J,Li Y,Fu Z,Wang XX,Zhang Y,Chen SR,Liu YX

更新日期：2018-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gene therapy continues to hold great potential for treating many different types of disease and dysfunction. Safe and efficient techniques for gene transfer and expression in vivo are needed to enable gene therapeutic strategies to be effective in patients. Currently, the most commonly used methods employ re...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Xia J,Martinez A,Daniell H,Ebert SN

更新日期：2011-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The therapeutic use of α-amidated peptides (e.g. calcitonin, glucagon-like peptide) has increased dramatically, but there are major impediments to wider use of such peptides. Larger peptides are expensive to synthesize, and short plasma half-lives frequently limit the clinical circumstances in which the pept...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Carlson KR,Pomerantz SC,Li J,Vafa O,Naso M,Strohl W,Mains RE,Eipper BA

更新日期：2015-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), characterised by recurrent miscarriage and thrombosis, is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Domain I (DI) of human beta 2 glycoprotein I (beta2GPI) is thought to contain crucial antibody binding epitopes for antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL), which are criti...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ioannou Y,Giles I,Lambrianides A,Richardson C,Pearl LH,Latchman DS,Isenberg DA,Rahman A

更新日期：2006-02-10 00:00:00