A silkworm based silk gland bioreactor for high-efficiency production of recombinant human lactoferrin with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory activities

Abstract Background Silk glands are used by silkworms to spin silk fibers for making their cocoons. These have recently been regarded as bioreactor hosts for the cost-effective production of other valuable exogenous proteins and have drawn wide attention. Results In this study, we established a tran...

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Main Authors: Sheng Xu, Feng Wang, Yuancheng Wang, Riyuan Wang, Kai Hou, Chi Tian, Yanting Ji, Qianqian Yang, Ping Zhao, Qingyou Xia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:Journal of Biological Engineering
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13036-019-0186-z