SULFATE 2 (IMAGE)

Rice University

SULFATE 2

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Rice University scientists developed cells engineered to express therapeutic proteins, specifically a thrombin inhibitor. The key is the site-specific insertion of sulfotyrosine (sTyr), a mutant of the standard amino acid tyrosine found naturally only in the crested ibis.

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Xiao Lab/Rice University

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