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Transgenic plants have been employed successfully as a low-cost system for the production of therapeutically valuable proteins, including antibodies, antigens and hormones. Here, we report the expression of a cytokine with immunomodulatory function, mouse interleukin-12 (IL-12), in transgenic tomato plants. Single-chain mouse IL-12 driven by the CaMV 35S promoter, accumulates to high levels in leaves and fruits (up to 7.3 and 3.4 μg per gram of fresh weight, respectively). Mouse IL-12 expressed in tomato displays biological activity in vitro, as determined by interferon-γ (IFN-γ) secretion by T cells. Possible uses of this plant-based cytokine involving mucosal delivery are discussed
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Gutiérrez-Ortega, A., Sandoval-Montes, C., de Olivera-Flores, T.J. et al. Expression of Functional Interleukin-12 from Mouse in Transgenic Tomato Plants. Transgenic Res 14, 877–885 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11248-005-1464-8
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