線状融合ファグ: 複製された抗原をバイリオン表面に表示する新しい発現ベクトル

Science (New York, N.Y.)
|June 14, 1985
PubMed
まとめ

研究者らは,線状ファグ遺伝子IIIに外来DNAを挿入することで"融合ファグ"を作り出した. これらの合成ファージは外来ペプチドを表示し,遺伝子クローニングアプリケーションの抗体を使用して非常に効率的な濃縮を可能にします.

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