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| 20080274126 | Oral Vaccines for Fish - The invention relates to the development, composition and production of mucosal (oral) vaccines for fish. More specifically, the invention relates to protein complexes for the delivery of antigens to and across mucosal surfaces of fish for the induction of an immune response, and to the production of said complexes in a host cell, preferably plants. Provided is the use of a protein complex comprising an antigen of interest fused to the B-subunit of | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080280324 | Glycoengineering in Mushrooms - The invention relates to the field of genetic engineering, more specifically to the field of production of glycoproteins, more specifically to the engineering of the glycosylation pattern of glycoproteins. Provided is a method for producing a glycoprotein in a recombinant host cell, comprising allowing expression of said glycoprotein in a basidiomycete host provided with N-acetylglucosamine: alpha-3-D-mannoside beta-1,2-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (GnT-I; EC 2.4.1.101) activity. Also provided is a basidiomycente host cell expressing GNT-I, preferably human GnT-I and use thereof for the manufacture of (mammalian) proteins carrying complex N-glycans, such as (monoclonal) antibodies. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20080286297 | Chimeric Carrier Molecules for the Production of Mucosal Vaccines - The invention relates to a protein complex for the delivery of an antigen to and across mucosal surfaces and the production of said complex in a host cell, such as a plant. Provided is a protein complex comprising at least two, preferably identical, subunits wherein at least one subunit is unaltered and at least one subunit is fused to a first molecule of interest and wherein the protein complex is able to interact with a cell surface receptor via said subunits. Also provided is a method for producing a protein complex according to the invention, comprising a) providing a host cell with a nucleotide sequence encoding an unaltered subunit and a nucleotide sequence encoding a molecule of interest, wherein at least one molecule of interest is fused to a subunit; b) culturing said host cell thereby allowing expression of said nucleotide sequences and allowing for assembly of the protein complex; c) isolating the complex; d) determining the binding of the complex to a cell surface receptor or to a molecule which mimics a cell surface receptor | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100122365 | OPTIMIZING GLYCAN PROCESSING IN PLANTS - The invention is directed to methods for optimizing glycan processing in organisms (and in particular, plants) so that a glycoprotein having complex type bi-antennary glycans and thus containing galactose residues on both arms and which are devoid of (or reduce in) xylose and fucose can be obtained. The invention is further directed to said glycoprotein obtained and host system comprising said protein. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100227363 | ALG3 MUTANT - The present invention relates to a method to produce proteins reduced in high mannose type glycans in a plant or plant cell by partially inhibiting the expression of the Alg3 gene in said plant or plant cell. Said partial inhibition can be provided for by inserting the Alg3 mutant gene from | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110067146 | MAMMALIAN-TYPE GLYCOSYLATION IN PLANTS BY EXPRESSION OF NON-MAMMALIAN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES - The present invention relates to non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases that can be used in their wild-type or in modified forms. The invention further relates to transformed plants and plant cells expressing non-mammalian β-1,4-galacto-syltransferase and methods to produce glycoproteins with altered and preferably mammalian-type glycosylation. The invention additionally provides nucleic acid molecules and expression vectors of non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20120010155 | GNTIII EXPRESSION IN PLANTS - The invention relates to the field of glycoprotein processing in transgenic plants used as cost efficient and contamination safe factories for the production of recombinant biopharmaceutical proteins or pharmaceutical compositions comprising these glycoproteins. The invention provides a plant comprising a functional mammalian enzyme providing mammalian GnTIII that is normally not present in plants, said plant additionally comprising at least a second mammalian protein or functional fragment thereof that is normally not present in plants. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120011600 | OPTIMIZING GLYCAN PROCESSING IN PLANTS - The invention is directed to methods for optimizing glycan processing in organisms (and in particular, plants) so that a glycoprotein having complex type bi-antennary glycans and thus containing galactose residues on both arms and which are devoid of (or reduce in) xylose and fucose can be obtained. The invention is further directed to said glycoprotein obtained and host system comprising said protein. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120036596 | MAMMALIAN-TYPE GLYCOSYLATION IN PLANTS BY EXPRESSION OF NON-MAMMALIAN GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES - The present invention relates to non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases that can be used in their wild-type or in modified forms. The invention further relates to transformed plants and plant cells expressing non-mammalian β-1,4-galacto-syltransferase and methods to produce glycoproteins with altered and preferably mammalian-type glycosylation. The invention additionally provides nucleic acid molecules and expression vectors of non-mammalian β-1,4-galactosyltransferases. | 02-09-2012 |
