Ailor E, Betenbaugh M J
Department of Chemical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
Curr Opin Biotechnol. 1999 Apr;10(2):142-5. doi: 10.1016/s0958-1669(99)80024-x.
The baculovirus-insect cell system is a valuable tool for the expression of heterologous proteins. Due to limitations in the intracellular processing environment, however, heterologous secreted and membrane proteins are often insoluble, poorly processed, or contain 'non-human' modifications. Recent attempts to modify the insect cell secretory pathway by overexpressing processing factors have demonstrated the potential to overcome these limitations.