Genomic insertion of lentiviral DNA circles directed by the yeast Flp recombinase.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The ability to produce the same recombinant protein in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells offers many experimental opportunities. However, the cloning of the same gene into multiple plasmids is required, which is time consuming, laborious and still may not produce soluble, stable protein in sufficient qua...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Sinah N,Williams CA,Piper RC,Shields SB

更新日期：2012-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Size exclusion chromatography is the method of choice for separating free from liposome-encapsulated molecules. However, if the column is not presaturated with lipids this type of chromatography causes a significant loss of lipid material. To date, the mechanism of lipid retention is poorly understood. It ha...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ruysschaert T,Marque A,Duteyrat JL,Lesieur S,Winterhalter M,Fournier D

更新日期：2005-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The photorespiratory nitrogen cycle in C₃ plants involves an extensive diversion of carbon and nitrogen away from the direct pathways of assimilation. The liberated ammonia is re-assimilated, but up to 25% of the carbon may be released into the atmosphere as CO₂. Because of the loss of CO₂ and high energy co...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Carvalho Jde F,Madgwick PJ,Powers SJ,Keys AJ,Lea PJ,Parry MA

更新日期：2011-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Xylanase can replace chemical additives to improve the volume and sensory properties of bread in the baking. Suitable baking xylanase with improved yield will promote the application of xylanase in baking industry. The xylanase XYNZG from the Plectosphaerella cucumerina has been previously characterized by h...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Zhan FX,Wang QH,Jiang SJ,Zhou YL,Zhang GM,Ma YH

更新日期：2014-12-16 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:Microarrays are powerful tools for DNA-based molecular diagnostics and identification of pathogens. Most target a limited range of organisms and are based on only one or a very few genes for specific identification. Such microarrays are limited to organisms for which specific probes are available, and often ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Pasquer F,Pelludat C,Duffy B,Frey JE

更新日期：2010-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DsRed the red fluorescent protein (RFP) isolated from Discosoma sp. coral holds much promise as a genetically and spectrally distinct alternative to green fluorescent protein (GFP) for application in mice. Widespread use of DsRed has been hampered by several issues resulting in the inability to establish and...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Long JZ,Lackan CS,Hadjantonakis AK

更新日期：2005-07-04 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:Waste animal fat is a promising feedstock to replace vegetable oil that widely used in commercial biodiesel process, however the high content of free fatty acid in waste fat makes it unfeasible to be processed with commercial base-catalytic process. Enzymatic process is preferable to convert waste fat into b...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Pollardo AA,Lee HS,Lee D,Kim S,Kim J

更新日期：2017-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many growth factors, such as bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-2, have been shown to interact with polymers of sulfated disacharrides known as heparan sulfate (HS) glycosaminoglycans (GAGs), which are found on matrix and cell-surface proteoglycans throughout the body. HS GAGs, and some more highly sulfated fo...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Decarlo AA,Belousova M,Ellis AL,Petersen D,Grenett H,Hardigan P,O'Grady R,Lord M,Whitelock JM

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:High recombinant protein productivity in mammalian cell lines is often associated with phenotypic changes in protein content, energy metabolism, and cell growth, but the key determinants that regulate productivity are still not clearly understood. The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway h...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Edros R,McDonnell S,Al-Rubeai M

更新日期：2014-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Plants may represent excellent alternatives to classical heterologous protein expression systems, especially for the production of biopharmaceuticals and vaccine components. Modern vaccines are becoming increasingly complex, with the incorporation of multiple antigens. Approaches towards developing an HIV va...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Marusic C,Nuttall J,Buriani G,Lico C,Lombardi R,Baschieri S,Benvenuto E,Frigerio L

更新日期：2007-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The insect cell line is a critical component in the production of recombinant proteins in the baculovirus expression system and new cell lines hold the promise of increasing both quantity and quality of protein production. RESULTS:Seventy cell lines were established by single-cell cloning from a primary cul...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Hashimoto Y,Zhang S,Blissard GW

更新日期：2010-07-05 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: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:Dengue is a public health problem of global significance for which there is neither an effective antiviral therapy nor a preventive vaccine. It is a mosquito-borne viral disease, caused by dengue (DEN) viruses, which are members of the Flaviviridae family. There are four closely related serotypes, DEN-1, DEN...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Khanam S,Rajendra P,Khanna N,Swaminathan S

更新日期：2007-02-15 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:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are an attractive source of adult stem cells for therapeutic application in clinical study. Genetic modification of MSCs with beneficial genes makes them more effective for therapeutic use. However, it is difficult to transduce genes into MSCs by common transfection methods, esp...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Lim JY,Park SH,Jeong CH,Oh JH,Kim SM,Ryu CH,Park SA,Ahn JG,Oh W,Jeun SS,Chang JW

更新日期：2010-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Advances in optical imaging modalities and the continued evolution of genetically-encoded fluorescent proteins are coming together to facilitate the study of cell behavior at high resolution in living organisms. As a result, imaging using autofluorescent protein reporters is gaining popularity in mouse trans...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Hadjantonakis AK,Papaioannou VE

更新日期：2004-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of highly reproducible and spatiallyhomogeneous thin film matrices permits automated microscopy and quantitative determination of the response of hundreds of cells in a population. Using thin films of extracellular matrix proteins, we have quantified, on a cell-by-cell basis, phenotypic parameters of...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Langenbach KJ,Elliott JT,Tona A,McDaniel D,Plant AL

更新日期：2006-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cost-effective production of industrially important enzymes is a key for their successful exploitation on industrial scale. Keeping in view the extensive industrial applications of lignin peroxidase (LiP), this study was performed to purify and characterize the LiP from an indigenous strain of Trametes versi...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Asgher M,Iqbal HM,Irshad M

更新日期：2012-08-03 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:This study aims to assess suitability of hydroponic technology for treatment of brewery wastewater in a hydroponic bioreactor using Typha latifolia. Triplicated hydroponic bioreactor treatment units were designed, constructed and operated at a hydraulic retention time of 5 days with different surface loading...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Gebeyehu A,Shebeshe N,Kloos H,Belay S

更新日期：2018-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The identification of known mutations in a cell population is important for clinical applications and basic cancer research. In this work an immobilized form of the polymerase chain reaction, referred to as polony technology, was used to detect mutations as well as gene deletions, resulting in loss of hetero...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Butz J,Wickstrom E,Edwards J

更新日期：2003-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Heat-stable antifungal factor (HSAF) is a newly identified broad-spectrum antifungal antibiotic from the biocontrol agent Lysobacter enzymogenes and is regarded as a potential biological pesticide, due to its novel mode of action. However, the production level of HSAF is quite low, and little research has re...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Tang B,Sun C,Zhao Y,Xu H,Xu G,Liu F

更新日期：2018-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Taxol is an effective antineoplastic agent, originally extracted from the bark of Taxus brevifolia with a low yield. Many attempts have been made to produce Taxol by chemical synthesis, semi-synthesis and plant tissue cultures. However, to date, the availability of this compound is not sufficient to satisfy ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Bestoso F,Ottaggio L,Armirotti A,Balbi A,Damonte G,Degan P,Mazzei M,Cavalli F,Ledda B,Miele M

更新日期：2006-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nitrilases attract increasing attention due to their utility in the mild hydrolysis of nitriles. According to activity and gene screening, filamentous fungi are a rich source of nitrilases distinct in evolution from their widely examined bacterial counterparts. However, fungal nitrilases have been less explo...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Kaplan O,Bezouška K,Plíhal O,Ettrich R,Kulik N,Vaněk O,Kavan D,Benada O,Malandra A,Sveda O,Veselá AB,Rinágelová A,Slámová K,Cantarella M,Felsberg J,Dušková J,Dohnálek J,Kotik M,Křen V,Martínková L

更新日期：2011-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules in animals to achieve double-stranded RNA-mediated interference (RNAi) has recently emerged as a powerful method of sequence-specific gene knockdown. As DNA-based expression of short hairpin RNA (shRNA) for RNAi may offer some advantages over chemical and in...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Lambeth LS,Moore RJ,Muralitharan M,Dalrymple BP,McWilliam S,Doran TJ

更新日期：2005-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) have been widely used as carriers to transport different molecules into living cells, whereas messenger RNAs (mRNAs) have been utilized as target molecules for the prevention and treatment of various diseases. However, the instability of CPPs and mRNAs has limited their appli...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Sun Y,Sun Y,Zhao R,Gao K

更新日期：2016-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Increasing cell membrane permeability to water and cryoprotectants is critical for the successful cryopreservation of cells with large volumes. Artificial expression of water-selective aquaporins or aquaglyceroporins (GLPs), such as mammalian aquaporin-3 (AQP3), enhances cell permeability to water and cryopr...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Chauvigné F,Lubzens E,Cerdà J

更新日期：2011-04-08 00:00:00