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Heidari-Japelaghi R, Valizadeh M, Haddad R, Dorani-Uliaie E, Jalali-Javaran M. Fusion to elastin-like polypeptide increases production of bioactive human IFN-γ in tobacco. Transgenic Res 2020; 29:381-394. [PMID: 32686067 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-020-00205-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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The plant-based expression systems are now accredited as bioreactors for the high production of various biopharmaceuticals. However, low levels of agglomeration and the absence of effective procedures for purification of recombinant proteins have remained two essential obstacles in molecular farming. In this research, we have studied the production of human interferon gamma (hIFN-γ) in tobacco and analyzed the effects of elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) tag and subcellular localization on its accumulation. We report a remarkable enhancement of accumulation of the fusion proteins versus the corresponding unfused hIFN-γ proteins. Furthermore, the hIFN-γ (with and without ELP) accumulated to higher levels in the endoplasmic reticulum. The ELP fusion proteins were successfully recovered from total soluble protein with adding 2.75 M NaCl and three rounds of inverse transition cycling (ITC). The hIFN-γ was also separated from ELP with Enterokinase cleavage of the fusion protein and recovered by ITC. Inverse transition analysis indicated that the hIFN-γ-ELP variants aggregate above their inverse transition temperature and at high ionic strength. Investigation of glycosylation revealed that fused or unfused hIFN-γ proteins are N-glycosylated in different cellular locations. Moreover, N-glycosylation analysis and bioassay showed that fusion to ELP does not disturb glycosylation process and antiviral activity of hIFN-γ.
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- Reza Heidari-Japelaghi
- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Department of Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, Iran
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Yedahalli S, Rehmann L, Bassi A. High throughput screening of β-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter in transgenic microalgae transformed by Agrobacterium tumefaciens. ALGAL RES 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.algal.2018.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Reuter LJ, Shahbazi MA, Mäkilä EM, Salonen JJ, Saberianfar R, Menassa R, Santos HA, Joensuu JJ, Ritala A. Coating Nanoparticles with Plant-Produced Transferrin-Hydrophobin Fusion Protein Enhances Their Uptake in Cancer Cells. Bioconjug Chem 2017; 28:1639-1648. [PMID: 28557453 DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The encapsulation of drugs to nanoparticles may offer a solution for targeted delivery. Here, we set out to engineer a self-assembling targeting ligand by combining the functional properties of human transferrin and fungal hydrophobins in a single fusion protein. We showed that human transferrin can be expressed in Nicotiana benthamiana plants as a fusion with Trichoderma reesei hydrophobins HFBI, HFBII, or HFBIV. Transferrin-HFBIV was further expressed in tobacco BY-2 suspension cells. Both partners of the fusion protein retained their functionality; the hydrophobin moiety enabled migration to a surfactant phase in an aqueous two-phase system, and the transferrin moiety was able to reversibly bind iron. Coating porous silicon nanoparticles with the fusion protein resulted in uptake of the nanoparticles in human cancer cells. This study provides a proof-of-concept for the functionalization of hydrophobin coatings with transferrin as a targeting ligand.
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- Lauri J Reuter
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. , FI-02044 Espoo, Finland
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark , 2800 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Industrial Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku , FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- Laboratory of Industrial Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku , FI-20014 Turku, Finland
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- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , N5V 4T3 London, Ontario Canada
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- London Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada , N5V 4T3 London, Ontario Canada
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- Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Drug Research Program, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki , FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland
- Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE), University of Helsinki , 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. , FI-02044 Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. , FI-02044 Espoo, Finland
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Burlakovskiy MS, Yemelyanov VV, Lutova LA. Plant Based Bioreactors of Recombinant Cytokines (Review). APPL BIOCHEM MICRO+ 2016; 52:121-137. [PMID: 32214409 PMCID: PMC7087682 DOI: 10.1134/s0003683816020034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Cytokines are a family of signaling polypeptides involved in intercellular interactions in the process of the immune response, as well as in the regulation of a number of normal physiological functions. Cytokines are used in medicine for the treatment of cancer, immune disorders, viral infections, and other socially significant diseases, but the extent of their use is limited by the high production cost of the active agent. The development of this area of pharmacology is associated with the success of genetic engineering, which allows the production of significant amounts of protein by transgenic organisms. The review discusses the latest advances in the production of various cytokines with the use of genetically modified plants.
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- M. S. Burlakovskiy
- Biology Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia
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- Biology Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia
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- Biology Faculty, St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, 199034 Russia
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Chu M, Quiñonero C, Akdemir H, Alburquerque N, Pedreño MÁ, Burgos L. Agrobacterium-mediated transformation ofVitisCv. Monastrell suspension-cultured cells: Determination of critical parameters. Biotechnol Prog 2016; 32:725-34. [DOI: 10.1002/btpr.2246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2015] [Revised: 02/08/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Mingyu Chu
- Grupo de Biotecnología de Frutales, Dept. de Mejora Vegetal; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Frutales, Dept. de Mejora Vegetal; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Frutales, Dept. de Mejora Vegetal; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Frutales, Dept. de Mejora Vegetal; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Frutales, Dept. de Mejora Vegetal; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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- Grupo de Biotecnología de Frutales, Dept. de Mejora Vegetal; CEBAS-CSIC; Murcia Spain
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Andre CM, Hausman JF, Guerriero G. Cannabis sativa: The Plant of the Thousand and One Molecules. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:19. [PMID: 26870049 PMCID: PMC4740396 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 668] [Impact Index Per Article: 83.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2015] [Accepted: 01/08/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Cannabis sativa L. is an important herbaceous species originating from Central Asia, which has been used in folk medicine and as a source of textile fiber since the dawn of times. This fast-growing plant has recently seen a resurgence of interest because of its multi-purpose applications: it is indeed a treasure trove of phytochemicals and a rich source of both cellulosic and woody fibers. Equally highly interested in this plant are the pharmaceutical and construction sectors, since its metabolites show potent bioactivities on human health and its outer and inner stem tissues can be used to make bioplastics and concrete-like material, respectively. In this review, the rich spectrum of hemp phytochemicals is discussed by putting a special emphasis on molecules of industrial interest, including cannabinoids, terpenes and phenolic compounds, and their biosynthetic routes. Cannabinoids represent the most studied group of compounds, mainly due to their wide range of pharmaceutical effects in humans, including psychotropic activities. The therapeutic and commercial interests of some terpenes and phenolic compounds, and in particular stilbenoids and lignans, are also highlighted in view of the most recent literature data. Biotechnological avenues to enhance the production and bioactivity of hemp secondary metabolites are proposed by discussing the power of plant genetic engineering and tissue culture. In particular two systems are reviewed, i.e., cell suspension and hairy root cultures. Additionally, an entire section is devoted to hemp trichomes, in the light of their importance as phytochemical factories. Ultimately, prospects on the benefits linked to the use of the -omics technologies, such as metabolomics and transcriptomics to speed up the identification and the large-scale production of lead agents from bioengineered Cannabis cell culture, are presented.
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- Christelle M. Andre
- Environmental Research and Innovation, Luxembourg Institute of Science and TechnologyEsch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Reuter LJ, Bailey MJ, Joensuu JJ, Ritala A. Scale-up of hydrophobin-assisted recombinant protein production in tobacco BY-2 suspension cells. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2014; 12:402-10. [PMID: 24341724 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/23/2013] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Plant suspension cell cultures are emerging as an alternative to mammalian cells for production of complex recombinant proteins. Plant cell cultures provide low production cost, intrinsic safety and adherence to current regulations, but low yields and costly purification technology hinder their commercialization. Fungal hydrophobins have been utilized as fusion tags to improve yields and facilitate efficient low-cost purification by surfactant-based aqueous two-phase separation (ATPS) in plant, fungal and insect cells. In this work, we report the utilization of hydrophobin fusion technology in tobacco bright yellow 2 (BY-2) suspension cell platform and the establishment of pilot-scale propagation and downstream processing including first-step purification by ATPS. Green fluorescent protein-hydrophobin fusion (GFP-HFBI) induced the formation of protein bodies in tobacco suspension cells, thus encapsulating the fusion protein into discrete compartments. Cultivation of the BY-2 suspension cells was scaled up in standard stirred tank bioreactors up to 600 L production volume, with no apparent change in growth kinetics. Subsequently, ATPS was applied to selectively capture the GFP-HFBI product from crude cell lysate, resulting in threefold concentration, good purity and up to 60% recovery. The ATPS was scaled up to 20 L volume, without loss off efficiency. This study provides the first proof of concept for large-scale hydrophobin-assisted production of recombinant proteins in tobacco BY-2 cell suspensions.
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- Lauri J Reuter
- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Espoo, Finland
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Zhang XH, Keating P, Wang XW, Huang YH, Martin J, Hartmann JX, Liu A. Production of functional native human interleukin-2 in tobacco chloroplasts. Mol Biotechnol 2014; 56:369-76. [PMID: 24146433 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-013-9717-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an important T lymphocyte-derived cytokine in the mammalian immune system. Non-native, recombinant IL-2 derived from Escherichia coli is used widely in both medical research and treatment of diseases. Recombinant human IL-2 gene has been expressed in plant nuclear genomes, therefore it can be spread to the environment through pollen. Furthermore, all the plant-produced IL-2 reported thus far had been attached with artificial tags or fusion proteins, which may trigger unintended immunological responses and therefore compromise its full utility as a medicine. To expand the potential of using plant chloroplasts to produce functional native human therapeutic proteins, we inserted an engineered human interleukin-2 (hIL-2)-coding gene, without any tags, into the chloroplast genome of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). Partially purified hIL-2 protein from the leaves of the transplastomic plants induced in vitro proliferation of IL-2-dependent murine T lymphocytes. Our study demonstrates that plant chloroplasts can serve as a bio-factory for production of an active native human interleukin in a self-contained and therefore environmentally safe manner.
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- Xing-Hai Zhang
- Department of Biological Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, 777 Glades Road, Boca Raton, FL, 33431, USA,
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Kaldis A, Ahmad A, Reid A, McGarvey B, Brandle J, Ma S, Jevnikar A, Kohalmi SE, Menassa R. High-level production of human interleukin-10 fusions in tobacco cell suspension cultures. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2013; 11:535-45. [PMID: 23297698 PMCID: PMC3712471 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2012] [Revised: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 11/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The production of pharmaceutical proteins in plants has made much progress in recent years with the development of transient expression systems, transplastomic technology and humanizing glycosylation patterns in plants. However, the first therapeutic proteins approved for administration to humans and animals were made in plant cell suspensions for reasons of containment, rapid scale-up and lack of toxic contaminants. In this study, we have investigated the production of human interleukin-10 (IL-10) in tobacco BY-2 cell suspension and evaluated the effect of an elastin-like polypeptide tag (ELP) and a green fluorescent protein (GFP) tag on IL-10 accumulation. We report the highest accumulation levels of hIL-10 obtained with any stable plant expression system using the ELP fusion strategy. Although IL-10-ELP has cytokine activity, its activity is reduced compared to unfused IL-10, likely caused by interference of ELP with folding of IL-10. Green fluorescent protein has no effect on IL-10 accumulation, but examining the trafficking of IL-10-GFP over the cell culture cycle revealed fluorescence in the vacuole during the stationary phase of the culture growth cycle. Analysis of isolated vacuoles indicated that GFP alone is found in vacuoles, while the full-size fusion remains in the whole-cell extract. This indicates that GFP is cleaved off prior to its trafficking to the vacuole. On the other hand, IL-10-GFP-ELP remains mostly in the ER and accumulates to high levels. Protein bodies were observed at the end of the culture cycle and are thought to arise as a consequence of high levels of accumulation in the ER.
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- Angelo Kaldis
- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaLondon, ON, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaLondon, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Western UniversityLondon, ON, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaLondon, ON, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaLondon, ON, Canada
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- Vineland Research and Innovation CentreVineland Station, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Western UniversityLondon, ON, Canada
- Transplantation Immunology Group, Lawson Health Research InstituteLondon, ON, Canada
- Plantigen Inc.London, ON, Canada
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- Transplantation Immunology Group, Lawson Health Research InstituteLondon, ON, Canada
- Plantigen Inc.London, ON, Canada
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- Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaLondon, ON, Canada
- Department of Biology, Western UniversityLondon, ON, Canada
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Klose H, Günl M, Usadel B, Fischer R, Commandeur U. Ethanol inducible expression of a mesophilic cellulase avoids adverse effects on plant development. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2013; 6:53. [PMID: 23587418 PMCID: PMC3643885 DOI: 10.1186/1754-6834-6-53] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 04/12/2013] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plant-produced biomass-degrading enzymes are promising tools for the processing of lignocellulose to fermentable sugars. A major limitation of in planta production is that high-level expression of such enzymes could potentially affect the structure and integrity of the plant cell wall and negatively influence plant growth and development. RESULTS Here, we evaluate the impact on tobacco plant development of constitutive versus alcohol-inducible expression of the endoglucanase TrCel5A from the mesophilic fungus Trichoderma reesei. Using this system, we are able to demonstrate that constitutive expression of the enzyme, controlled by the doubled Cauliflower Mosaic Virus promoter, leads to lower cellulose content of the plant combined with severe effects on plant growth. However, using an alcohol-inducible expression of the endoglucanase in the plant leaves, we achieved similar enzymatic expression levels with no changes in the crystalline cellulose content. CONCLUSION We were able to produce significant amounts of cellulase in the plant leaves without detrimental effects to plant development. These results demonstrate the potential feasibility of an inducible expression system for producing biomass degrading enzymes in plants.
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- Holger Klose
- Institute for Molecular Biotechnology (Biology VII), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, Aachen, 52074, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo-Brandt-Straße, Jülich, 52425, Germany
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- Institute of Bio- and Geosciences, IBG-2: Plant Sciences, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Leo-Brandt-Straße, Jülich, 52425, Germany
- Institute of Biology I, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, Aachen, 52074, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biotechnology (Biology VII), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, Aachen, 52074, Germany
- Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology (IME), Forckenbeckstrasse 6, Aachen, 52074, Germany
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- Institute for Molecular Biotechnology (Biology VII), RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, Aachen, 52074, Germany
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