evolution of glycoprotein glycosylation

[Corne Stroop]

Neil Smalheiser wrote:
> 
> hence recombinant proteins are assumed to lack saccharides entirely.  


Please keep in mind that a lot of recombinant proteins are expressed in
eukaryotic cell lines, like Chinese Hamster Ovary or SP2/0 cells. And
those proteins ARE glycosylated. 

Corne J.M. Stroop
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