Transgenic Rice Expressing Amyloid β-peptide for Oral Immunization

<p>Various vaccine therapies for Alzheimer's disease (AD) have been investigated. Here we report transgenic rice expressing amyloid &#946;-peptide (A&#946;). The A&#946;42 gene fused with a green fluorescent protein gene was introduced into rice using the <i>Agrobacteriu...

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Main Author: Taiji Yoshida, Eiichi Kimura, Setsuo Koike, Jun Nojima, Eugene Futai, Noboru Sasagawa, Yuichiro Watanabe, Shoichi Ishiura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v07p0301.htm