New applications of alphavirus-based expression vectors.

Autor: Boorsma, Marco, Koller, Daniel, Renner, Wolfgang, Bachmann, Martin
Zdroj: Cytotechnology; May2001, Vol. 35 Issue 3, p203-212, 10p
Abstrakt: Alphaviruses are positive stranded RNA viruses that replicate to extremely high titers. Sindbis and Semliki Forest viral vectors are widely used tools for high-level production of recombinant proteins. Recent studies have broadened their scope to vaccine production, gene therapy, and analysis of cell function. Here we discuss the development of non-cytopathic and inducible expression vectors which can be applied to bioprocess development strategies. Furthermore, a Sindbis-based expression cloning system has been developed that allows for the rapid identification of genes encoding proteins with a selected functional activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index