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Optimization and Utilization of Agrobacterium-mediated Transient Protein Production in Nicotiana
Published on: April 19, 2014
[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
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.
Area of Science:
- Plant biotechnology
- Molecular biology
- Biochemistry

