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Introduction

  • Saeid KadkhodaeiEmail author
  • Farahnaz Sadat Golestan Hashemi
  • Morvarid Akhavan Rezaei
  • Sahar Abbasiliasi
  • Joo Shun Tan
  • Hamid Rajabi Memari
  • Faruku Bande
  • Ali Baradaran
  • Mahdi Moradpour
  • Arbakariya B. Ariff
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Abstract

In recombinant protein production, quantity and quality are the major challenges, particularly in scale-up and high-throughput production systems. The present practical review uses computational analysis and in silico approaches for the systematic discovery of novel functional gene expression elements in microalgae, which has not been thoroughly studied. This introduction outlines the matrix attachment regions (MARs), translation initiation sites (TIS), signal peptide (SP) sequences, gene optimization, and transformation systems.

Keywords

Computational biology Gene optimization Matrix attachment regions Signal peptide Translation initiation sites 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Saeid Kadkhodaei
    • 1
    Email author
  • Farahnaz Sadat Golestan Hashemi
    • 2
  • Morvarid Akhavan Rezaei
    • 3
  • Sahar Abbasiliasi
    • 4
  • Joo Shun Tan
    • 5
  • Hamid Rajabi Memari
    • 6
  • Faruku Bande
    • 7
  • Ali Baradaran
    • 8
    • 9
  • Mahdi Moradpour
    • 10
  • Arbakariya B. Ariff
    • 11
  1. 1.Research Institute for Biotechnology and BioengineeringIsfahan University of TechnologyIsfahanIran
  2. 2.Plant Genetics, AgroBioChem Department, Gembloux Agro-Bio TechUniversity of LiègeLiègeBelgium
  3. 3.Tropical Infectious Diseases Research and Education Centre (TIDREC), Faculty of MedicineUniversity of MalayaKuala LumpurMalaysia
  4. 4.Halal Products Research InstituteUniversiti Putra MalaysiaSeri KembanganMalaysia
  5. 5.Bioprocess Technology, School of Industrial TechnologyUniversiti Sains MalaysiaGeorge Town, PenangMalaysia
  6. 6.SynHiTechThornhillCanada
  7. 7.Department of Veterinary Services, Ministry of Animal Health and Fisheries DevelopmentUsman Faruk Secretariat, SokotoSokotoNigeria
  8. 8.Mater ResearchTranslational Research InstituteWoolloongabbaAustralia
  9. 9.Faculty of Medicine, Translational Research Institute, Diamantina InstituteUniversity of QueenslandBrisbaneAustralia
  10. 10.Institute of plantation studiesUniversiti Putra MalaysiaSeri KembanganMalaysia
  11. 11.Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular SciencesUniversiti Putra MalaysiaSeri KembanganMalaysia

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