Publications by authors named "Erhan Citak"
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- Komagataella phaffii, formerly known as Pichia pastoris, is widely used for producing recombinant proteins for therapeutics and food, but the original strain NRRL Y-11430 is restricted.
- Researchers identified the NCYC 2543 strain from 1954 as a foundation for developing an open-access strain called OPENPichia, designed to enable widespread use without restrictions.
- By modifying the HOC1 gene in NCYC 2543, the team enhanced its ability to take up DNA and improve protein secretion, providing a genome-sequenced strain and a versatile expression vector toolkit for the biotech community.
Recombinant protein-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are needed to fill the vaccine equity gap. Because protein-subunit based vaccines are easier and cheaper to produce and do not require special storage/transportation conditions, they are suitable for low-/middle-income countries. Here, we report our vaccine development studies with the receptor binding domain of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta Plus strain (RBD-DP) which caused increased hospitalizations compared to other variants.
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