Development of SpyTag/SpyCatcher-bacmid expression vector system (SpyBEVS) for protein bioconjugations inside of silkworms

J Xu, T Kato, EY Park - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Protein conjugations at post-translational levels are known to be essential to protein stability
and function. Recently, it has been proven that the split protein CnaB2 (SpyTag/SpyCatcher …

Protein Conjugation via SpyStapler‐Mediated SpyTag/BDTag Coupling

XD Da, XL Wu, Y Liu, WB Zhang - Current Protocols, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Genetically encoded peptide‐protein coupling reactions, such as the SpyTag/SpyCatcher
chemistry, are recent additions to the expanding toolbox of protein bioconjugation. The …

Silkworm expression system as a platform technology in life science

T Kato, M Kajikawa, K Maenaka, EY Park - Applied microbiology and …, 2010 - Springer
Many recombinant proteins have been successfully produced in silkworm larvae or pupae
and used for academic and industrial purposes. Several recombinant proteins produced by …

Construction of new ligation-independent cloning vectors for the expression and purification of recombinant proteins in silkworms using BmNPV bacmid system

T Kato, JR Thompson, EY Park - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
A ligation independent cloning (LIC) system has been developed to facilitate the rapid and
high-efficiency cloning of genes in a Bombyx mori expression system. This system was …

2A self-cleaving peptide-based multi-gene expression system in the silkworm Bombyx mori

Y Wang, F Wang, R Wang, P Zhao, Q Xia - Scientific reports, 2015 - nature.com
Fundamental and applied studies of silkworms have entered the functional genomics era.
Here, we report a multi-gene expression system (MGES) based on 2A self-cleaving peptide …

Versatility of chitosan/BmNPV bacmid DNA nanocomplex as transfection reagent of recombinant protein expression in silkworm larvae

T Kato, S Arai, H Ichikawa, EY Park - Biotechnology letters, 2016 - Springer
Objective To examine the feasibility of chitosan as an alternative transfection reagent
candidate for protein expression in Bm5 cells and silkworm larvae using recombinant …

Split Spy0128 as a potent scaffold for protein cross-linking and immobilization

H Abe, R Wakabayashi, H Yonemura… - Bioconjugate …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Site-specific cross-linking techniques between proteins and additional functional groups
have become increasingly important for expanding the utility of proteins in biochemistry and …

A Targeted In-Fusion Expression System for Recombinant Protein Production in Bombyx mori

Z Li, L You, Q Zhang, Y Yu, A Tan - Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, is an economically important insect that
synthesizes large amounts of silk proteins in its silk gland to make cocoons. In recent years …

One-step purification and immobilization of recombinant proteins using SpyTag/SpyCatcher chemistry

J Tian, R Jia, D Wenge, H Sun, Y Wang, Y Chang… - Biotechnology …, 2021 - Springer
Based on the specific and spontaneous formation of isopeptide bonds by
SpyCatcher/SpyTag, we have developed a one-step method for purification and …

Efficient and stable generation of transgenic silkworm, Bombyx mori with the lepi-dopteran derived transposon piggyBac

D Hongjiu, X Guojiang, T Jean-luc, W Zhugang… - Chinese Science …, 2005 - Springer
The piggyBac transposable element was successfully used for generation of the transgenic
silkworm, Bombyx mori. The EGFP was adopted in this study as a screening marker in …