Efficient Production of an Engineered Apoptin from Chicken Anemia Virus in a Recombinant <it>E. coli</it> for Tumor Therapeutic Applications

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Apoptin, a nonstructural protein encoded by the VP3 gene of chicken anemia virus (CAV), has been shown to not only induce apoptosis when introduced into the precursors of chicken thymocytes, but has been found to specifically kill hu...

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Main Authors: Lee Meng-Shiou, Sun Fang-Chun, Huang Chi-Hung, Lien Yi-Yang, Feng Shin-Huei, Lai Guan-Hua, Lee Meng-Shiunn, Chao Jung, Chen Hsi-Jien, Tzen Jason T C, Cheng Hao-Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/12/27