Production of biologically active red seabream gonadotropins in a baculovirus system

Gen K., Soyano K., Okuzawa K., Kagawa H.

Published date: July 2008
Volume: 32
Number: 2 suppl.
Pagination: 218-219
Publisher: Société Française d'Ichtyologie
doi: https://doi.org/10.26028/cybium/2008-322SP-103
Abstract

To obtain a large amount of biologically active fish gonadotropins (GtHs), recombinant red seabream GtHs were produced using a baculovirus expression system. Using a dual vector expression strategy, heterodimeric GtHs were successfully produced in silkworm larvae. These recombinant GtHs had the same bioactivity as purified GtHs, regarding the stimulation of in vitro steroid hormone production.

Keywords: Baculovirus expression system - FSH - LH - Recombinant protein - Red seabream
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