Abstract
In many respects this chapter can be seen as a statement of the obvious — mankind has been obtaining tons of important protein products from plants for industrial uses for generations. What genetic engineering can do is to add a new source of variation to the natural variation that is already exploited in agriculture. In this review we will outline the recent progress made in the understanding of gene expression, gene product targetting, gene isolation and tissue culture that will be important for the development of plants and plant tissue culture as sources of novel proteins.
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Bevan, M., Iturriaga, G. (1990). The Production of Useful Proteins from Transgenic Plants. In: Harris, T.J.R. (eds) Protein Production by Biotechnology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1565-0_12
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