One-for-all: a monoclonal antibody specific to different recombinant proteins in transgenic citrus plants
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Omar, A. A.; Dutt, M.; Grosser, J. W.
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The easy and rapid identification of a recombinant protein in transgenic plants is becoming increasingly relevant as more transgenic plants are used for research and commercial applications. Tagging recombinant proteins with a small peptide (epitope) can perform such a task using a variety of immunological methods. Epitope tags are short, hydrophilic peptide sequences recognized by specific antibodies. Compared with larger protein fusions, the small size of epitope tags makes them less likely to interfere with protein folding and function.