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dc.creatorJube,Sandro
dc.creatorBorthakur,Dulal
dc.date2007-07-01
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dc.identifierhttps://scielo.conicyt.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-34582007000300013
dc.identifier.urihttp://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/84967
dc.descriptionTobacco is the most commonly used plant for expression of transgenes from a variety of organisms, because it is easily grown and transformed, it provides abundant amounts of fresh tissue and has a well-established cell culture system. Many bacterial proteins involved in the synthesis of commercial products are currently engineered for production in tobacco. Bacterial enzymes synthesized in tobacco can enhance protection against abiotic stresses and diseases, and provide a system to test applied strategies such as phytoremediation. Examples of bacterial gene expression in tobacco include production of antigen proteins from several human bacterial pathogens as vaccines, bacterial proteins for enhancing resistance against insects, pathogens and herbicides, and bacterial enzymes for the production of polymers, sugars, and bioethanol. Further improvements in the expression of recombinant proteins and their recovery from tobacco will enhance production and commercial use of these proteins. This review highlights the dynamic use of tobacco in bacterial protein production by examining the most relevant research in this field.
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dc.languageen
dc.publisherPontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso
dc.relation10.4067/S0717-34582007000300013
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.sourceElectronic Journal of Biotechnology v.10 n.3 2007
dc.subjectbiotechnology
dc.subjectenvironmental stress
dc.subjectinsect/pathogen/herbicide resistance
dc.subjectphytoremediation
dc.subjecttransgenics
dc.subjectvaccine production
dc.titleExpression of bacterial genes in transgenic tobacco: methods, applications and future prospects


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