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ArticleProtein & cell2016

Transcriptome analyses of insect cells to facilitate baculovirus-insect expression.

Kai Yu, Yang Yu, Xiaoyan Tang, Huimin Chen, Junyu Xiao, Xiao-Dong Su

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Article in Protein & cell, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kai YuBiodynamic Optical Imaging Center, School of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Yang YuBiodynamic Optical Imaging Center, School of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Xiaoyan TangBiodynamic Optical Imaging Center, School of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Huimin ChenBiodynamic Optical Imaging Center, School of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
Junyu XiaoState Key Laboratory of Protein and Plant Gene Research, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. junyuxiao@pku.edu.cn.
Xiao-Dong SuBiodynamic Optical Imaging Center, School of Life Science, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China. xdsu@pku.edu.cn.
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The High Five cell line (BTI-TN-5B1-4) isolated from the cabbage looper, Trichoplusia ni is an insect cell line widely used for baculovirus-mediated recombinant protein expression. Despite its widespread application in industry and academic laboratories, the genomic background of this cell line remains unclear. Here we sequenced the transcriptome of High Five cells and assembled 25,234 transcripts. Codon usage analysis showed that High Five cells have a robust codon usage capacity and therefore suit for expressing proteins of both eukaryotic- and prokaryotic-origin. Genes involved in glycosylation were profiled in our study, providing guidance for engineering glycosylated proteins in the insect cells. We also predicted signal peptides for transcripts with high expression abundance in both High Five and Sf21 cell lines, and these results have important implications for optimizing the expression level of some secretory and membrane proteins.

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Gene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsBaculoviridaeCodonGlycosylationMolecular Sequence DataProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant ProteinsSf9 CellsSpodopteraCodonProtein Sorting SignalsRecombinant Proteinsbaculovirus-insect cell systemcodon usageglycosylationHigh Five cell linesignal peptide

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PMID27017378
PMCPMC4853316
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