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Production of multidomain complement glycoproteins in insect cells

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Abbreviations

AcMNPV:

Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus

C1:

first component of complement

C1q, C1r, C1s:

subcomponents of C1

CCP:

complement control protein

EGF:

epidermal growth factor

High5:

Trichoplusia ni cell line

SCR:

short concensus repeat

Sf9:

Spodoptera frugiperda 9 cell line

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Závodzky, P., Cseh, S. Production of multidomain complement glycoproteins in insect cells. Cytotechnology 20, 279–288 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00350407

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