[Optimization of Plant Recombinant Lectin Production Using a Transient Expression System in Nicotiana benthamiana]

N V Petrova1, N G Syrchina1, A A Mikhailova1

  • 1Kazan Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics-Subdivision of the Federal Research Center "Kazan Scientific Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences", Kazan, Russia.

Molekuliarnaia Biologiia
|August 14, 2026
PubMed
Summary

Researchers developed an optimized protocol for producing functional recombinant flax lectins using transient expression in Nicotiana benthamiana. This method ensures correct protein modifications, like N-glycosylation, crucial for lectin activity.