There is an urgent need for effective countermeasures against the current emergence and
accelerating expansion of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute …

Recombinant proteins play an important role in many areas of our lives. For example,
recombinant enzymes are used in the food and chemical industries and as high-quality …

Plants can be engineered to recombinantly produce high-quality proteins such as
therapeutic proteins and vaccines, also known as molecular farming. Molecular farming can …

The fight against infectious diseases often focuses on epidemics and pandemics, which
demand urgent resources and command attention from the health authorities and media …

Seeds of dicotyledonous plants store proteins in dedicated membrane-bounded organelles
called protein storage vacuoles (PSVs). Formed during seed development through …

Plant-derived proteins have emerged as leading candidates in several drug and food
delivery applications in diverse pharmaceutical designs. Zein is considered one of the …

Expression of recombinant proteins in plant cells with a “designer” hydroxyproline (Hyp)-O-
glycosylated peptide (HypGP), such as tandem repeats of a “Ser-Pro” motif, has been shown …

Human polioviruses are highly infectious viruses that are spread mainly through the fecal-
oral route. Infection of the central nervous system frequently results in irreversible paralysis …

The efficacy of drugs and vaccines depends on their stability and ability to interact with their
targets in vivo. Many drugs benefit from encapsulation, which protects them from harsh …

The ability of plants to assemble particulate structures such as virus-like particles and
protein storage organelles allows the direct bioencapsulation of recombinant proteins during …