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ReviewMicrobial cell factories2016

Recombinant pharmaceuticals from microbial cells: a 2015 update.

Laura Sanchez-Garcia, Lucas Martín, Ramon Mangues, Neus Ferrer-Miralles, Esther Vázquez, Antonio Villaverde

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Review in Microbial cell factories, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 117 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
117citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

117 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Recombinant Protein Drugs: A 2025 Update.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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  6. CRISPR-Cas9 in the Tailoring of Genetically Engineered Animals.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025
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  7. Escherichia coli in the production of biopharmaceuticals.Biotechnology and applied biochemistry · 2025
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  8. Evaluation of theFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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57 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Laura Sanchez-GarciaInstitut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. laura.sanchezgar@e-campus.uab.cat.
Lucas MartínTechnology Transfer Office, Edifici Eureka, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Lucas.Martin@uab.cat.
Ramon ManguesInstitut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques Sant Pau, Josep Carreras Research Institute and CIBER-BBN, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain. rmangues@santpau.cat.
Neus Ferrer-MirallesInstitut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Neus.Ferrer@uab.cat.
Esther VázquezInstitut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Esther.Vazquez@uab.es.
Antonio VillaverdeInstitut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193, Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain. Antoni.Villaverde@uab.cat.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes, growth or clotting disorders are among the spectrum of human diseases related to protein absence or malfunction. Since these pathologies cannot be yet regularly treated by gene therapy, the administration of functional proteins produced ex vivo is required. As both protein extraction from natural producers and chemical synthesis undergo inherent constraints that limit regular large-scale production, recombinant DNA technologies have rapidly become a choice for therapeutic protein production. The spectrum of organisms exploited as recombinant cell factories has expanded from the early predominating Escherichia coli to alternative bacteria, yeasts, insect cells and especially mammalian cells, which benefit from metabolic and protein processing pathways similar to those in human cells. Up to date, around 650 protein drugs have been worldwide approved, among which about 400 are obtained by recombinant technologies. Other 1300 recombinant pharmaceuticals are under development, with a clear tendency towards engineered versions with improved performance and new functionalities regarding the conventional, plain protein species. This trend is exemplified by the examination of the contemporary protein-based drugs developed for cancer treatment.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBacteriaDrug ApprovalHumansNeoplasmsPharmaceutical PreparationsRecombinant ProteinsAntineoplastic AgentsPharmaceutical PreparationsRecombinant Proteins

Identifiers

PMID26861699
PMCPMC4748523

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