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ArticleTransgenic research2011

Expression of functional recombinant human growth hormone in transgenic soybean seeds.

Nicolau B Cunha, André M Murad, Thaís M Cipriano, Ana Cláudia G Araújo, Francisco J L Aragão, Adilson Leite, Giovanni R Vianna, Timothy R McPhee, Gustavo H M F Souza, Michael J Waters and 1 more

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Article in Transgenic research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Nicolau B CunhaEmbrapa Genetic Resources and Biotechnology, Parque Estação Biológica (PqEB), Av. W5 Norte, Brasília, DF, 70770-917, Brazil.
André M Murad
Thaís M Cipriano
Ana Cláudia G Araújo
Francisco J L Aragão
Adilson Leite
Giovanni R Vianna
Timothy R McPhee
Gustavo H M F Souza
Michael J Waters
Elíbio L Rech
Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation · BRUniversity of Queensland · AUUniversidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) · BRWaters (United States) · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We produced human growth hormone (hGH), a protein that stimulates growth and cell reproduction, in genetically engineered soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merrill] seeds. Utilising the alpha prime (α') subunit of β-conglycinin tissue-specific promoter from soybean and the α-Coixin signal peptide from Coix lacryma-jobi, we obtained transgenic soybean lines that expressed the mature form of hGH in their seeds. Expression levels of bioactive hGH up to 2.9% of the total soluble seed protein content (corresponding to approximately 9 g kg(-1)) were measured in mature dry soybean seeds. The results of ultrastructural immunocytochemistry assays indicated that the recombinant hGH in seed cotyledonary cells was efficiently directed to protein storage vacuoles. Specific bioassays demonstrated that the hGH expressed in the soybean seeds was fully active. The recombinant hGH protein sequence was confirmed by mass spectrometry characterisation. These results demonstrate that the utilisation of tissue-specific regulatory sequences is an attractive and viable option for achieving high-yield production of recombinant proteins in stable transgenic soybean seeds.

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Amino Acid SequenceAntigens, PlantGlobulinsGlycine maxHuman Growth HormoneHumansMolecular Sequence DataPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant ProteinsSeedsSeed Storage ProteinsSoybean ProteinsVacuolesalpha-coixin protein, Coix lacryma-jobiAntigens, Plantbeta-conglycinin protein, Glycine maxGlobulinsHuman Growth HormonePlant ProteinsProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant ProteinsSeed Storage ProteinsSoybean Proteins

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PMID21069461
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