Production and secretion of functional SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

The spike protein is the major protein on the surface of coronaviruses. It is therefore the prominent target of neutralizing antibodies and consequently the antigen of all currently admitted vaccines against SARS-CoV-2. Since it is a 1,273-amino acids glycoprotein with 22 N-linked glycans, the produ...

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Main Authors: Anna Maria Kiefer, Justus Niemeyer, Anna Probst, Gerhard Erkel, Michael Schroda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2022.988870/full