Modification of the loops in the ligand-binding site turns avidin into a steroid-binding protein.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Understanding and manipulating gene function in physiological conditions is a major objective for both fundamental and applied research. In contrast to other experimental settings, which use either purely genetic or gene delivery (viral or non-viral) strategies, we report here a strategy based on direct prot...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Gitton Y,Tibaldi L,Dupont E,Levi G,Joliot A

更新日期：2009-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CRISPR/Cas9 is widely used for precise genetic editing in various organisms. CRISPR/Cas9 editing may in many plants be hampered by the presence of complex and high ploidy genomes and inefficient or poorly controlled delivery of the CRISPR/Cas9 components to gamete cells or cells with regenerative potential. ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Petersen BL,Möller SR,Mravec J,Jørgensen B,Christensen M,Liu Y,Wandall HH,Bennett EP,Yang Z

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The extracellular domain of matrix protein 2 (M2e) of influenza A virus is a promising target for the development of a universal vaccine against influenza because M2e sequences are highly conserved among human influenza A strains. However, native M2e is poorly immunogenic, but its immunogenicity can be incre...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Mardanova ES,Kotlyarov RY,Kuprianov VV,Stepanova LA,Tsybalova LM,Lomonosoff GP,Ravin NV

更新日期：2015-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Analogues of vitamin D3 are extensively used in the treatment of various illnesses, such as osteoporosis, inflammatory skin diseases, and cancer. Functional testing of new vitamin D3 analogues and formulations for improved systemic and topical administration is supported by sensitive screening methods that a...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Staunstrup NH,Sharma N,Bak RO,Svensson L,Petersen TK,Aarenstrup L,Kristiansen K,Bolund L,Mikkelsen JG

更新日期：2011-04-07 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: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:Acetyl-xylan esterase (AXE, EC 3.1.1.72) hydrolyses acetate group from the linear chain of xylopyranose residues bound by β-1,4-linkage. The enzyme finds commercial applications in bio-bleaching of wood pulp, treating animal feed to increase digestibility, processing food to increase clarification and conver...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Atta S,Ali S,Akhtar MN,Haq I

更新日期：2011-05-16 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: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:Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are of great interest in bone regenerative medicine due to their osteogenic potential and trophic effects. However, challenges to large-scale production of MSCs can hinder the translation of MSC therapies. 3D Microcarrier (MC)-based MSC culture presents a scalable and cost-effec...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Shekaran A,Sim E,Tan KY,Chan JK,Choolani M,Reuveny S,Oh S

更新日期：2015-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In the last three decades, the Baculovirus expression vector system (BEV) has evolved to one of the most widely used eukaryotic systems for heterologous protein expression including approved vaccines and therapies. Despite the significant improvements introduced during the past years, the BEV system still ha...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Scholz J,Suppmann S

更新日期：2017-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cymbidium faberi is one of the oldest cultivars of oriental orchids, with an elegant flower fragrance. In order to investigate the molecular mechanism and the functions of related proteins in the methyl jasmonate (MeJA) signaling pathway, one of the main components of flower fragrance in C. faberi, yeast one...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Xu Y,Zhou J,Liu Q,Li K,Zhou Y

更新日期：2020-01-16 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:In a previous study, anthocyanin levels in potato plants were increased by manipulating genes connected with the flavonoid biosynthesis pathway. However, starch content and tuber yield were dramatically reduced in the transgenic plants, which over-expressed dihydroflavonol reductase (DFR). RESULTS:Transgeni...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Aksamit-Stachurska A,Korobczak-Sosna A,Kulma A,Szopa J

更新日期：2008-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Protein glycosylation is of fundamental importance in many biological systems. The discovery of N-glycosylation in bacteria and the functional expression of the N-oligosaccharyltransferase PglB of Campylobacter jejuni in Escherichia coli enabled the production of engineered glycoproteins and the study of the...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Ihssen J,Kowarik M,Wiesli L,Reiss R,Wacker M,Thöny-Meyer L

更新日期：2012-09-24 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:A modification of a standard method of fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) is described, by which a combination of several substrates and probes on single microscope slides enables more accurate comparisons of the distribution and abundance of chromosomal sequences and improves the relatively low throu...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Hasterok R,Dulawa J,Jenkins G,Leggett M,Langdon T

更新日期：2006-03-20 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: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:Social amoeba, Dictyostelium discoideum, is a well-established model organism for studying cellular physiology and developmental pattern formation. Its haploid genome facilitates functional analysis of genes by a single round of mutagenesis including targeted disruption. Although the efficient generation of ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Mukai A,Ichiraku A,Horikawa K

更新日期：2016-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:At first glance, there appears to be a high degree of similarity between the metabolism of yeast (the Crabtree effect) and human cancer cells (the Warburg effect). At the root of both effects is accelerated metabolic flow through glycolysis which leads to overflows of ethanol and lactic acid, respectively. I...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Andrejc D,Možir A,Legiša M

更新日期：2017-05-08 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 safety of mutagenized and genetically transformed plants remains a subject of scrutiny. Data gathered and communicated on the phenotypic and molecular variation induced by gene transfer technologies will provide a scientific-based means to rationally address such concerns. In this study, genomic structur...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Anderson JE,Michno JM,Kono TJ,Stec AO,Campbell BW,Curtin SJ,Stupar RM

更新日期：2016-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Quantum dots (QDs) have been considered as a new and efficient probe for labeling cells non-invasively in vitro and in vivo, but fairly little is known about how QDs are eliminated from cells after labeling. The purpose of this study is to investigate the metabolism of QDs in different type of cells. RESULT...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Pi QM,Zhang WJ,Zhou GD,Liu W,Cao Y

更新日期：2010-05-06 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: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: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:Over-expressed native or recombinant proteins are commonly used for industrial and pharmaceutical purposes, as well as for research. Proteins of interest need to be purified in sufficient quantity, quality and specific activity to justify their commercial price and eventual medical use. Proteome quality was ...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Musa M,Radman M,Krisko A

更新日期：2016-03-11 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:The proteomics literature has seen a proliferation of publications that seek to apply the rapidly improving technology of 2D gels to study various biological systems. However, there is a dearth of systematic studies that have investigated appropriate statistical approaches to analyse the data from these expe...

journal_title：BMC biotechnology

authors： Meleth S,Deshane J,Kim H

更新日期：2005-02-11 00:00:00