Re: [ccp4bb] protein expression in human cells

2020-01-25 Thread Zhijie Li
Hi all, If anybody is interested in non-viral stable expression, we have a piggybac-based, doxycycline-inducible system. It is the reference 40 in the lentiviral paper that Tomas directed to. We’d be happy to distribute the plasmids. Zhijie > On Jan 25, 2020, at 3:26 AM, Tomas Malinauskas

Re: [ccp4bb] protein expression in human cells

2020-01-25 Thread Tomas Malinauskas
Hi Gloria, two key papers describing expression (transient and lentivirus-based) of proteins in HEK293 cells we use to make milligrams of proteins for crystallization and cryo-EM: Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2006 Oct;62(Pt 10):1243-50. Epub 2006 Sep 19. A time- and cost-efficient system

Re: [ccp4bb] protein expression in human cells

2020-01-25 Thread David Briggs
For general information, HEKs were derived from a legally aborted foetus the in the Netherlands in 1973. Not "killed children". (As a side note, such use of emotive language is counter-productive and often the tool of those who seek remove reproductive rights and autonomy from women. I'm certai