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Purification of Recombinant Human Tyrosinase from Insect Larvae Infected with the Baculovirus Vector.
Current protocols in protein science - 1 Aug 2017
Dolinska Monika B, Wingfield Paul T, Sergeev Yuri V
Abstract excerpt
The purification of an enzyme from insect larvae infected with a baculovirus vector is described. The enzyme tyrosinase is of biomedical importance and catalyzes the first rate-limiting steps in melanin production. Tyrosinase mutations can result in oculocutaneous albinism type 1 (OCA1), an inherited eye disease associated with decreased melanin pigment production and vision defects. To simplify expression and...
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