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Experiment/Payload Overview

Brief Summary

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Principal Investigator

L.A. Nesterova

Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

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Payload Developer

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Sponsoring Agency

Russian Federal Space Agency (FSA)

Expeditions Assigned

|13|14|15|16|17|18|

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment/Payload Description

Research Summary

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Description

Compare specifics of heterologous expression of HbsAg gen of hepatitis B virus in yeasts S.cerevisiae under microgravity and gravity conditions and establish synthesis optimization techniques.

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Applications

Space Applications

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Earth Applications

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Operations

Operational Requirements

Container, Vial with an ampoule with lyophilized cultures, Tube with biosample vials, Temperature data logger.

Operational Protocols

Produce a clone collection of producer strain with heritable deviations in HbsAg gen expression level. Perform a genetic analysis and restriction mapping of plasmids and mutant clones.

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Results/More Information

Obtaining maximum complete potential characteristics of heterologous expression of HbsAg gen of hepatitis B virus in yeasts S.cerevisiae. Thereafter new principles of increasing producers? efficiency will be developed.

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Related Web Sites

Coordinating Scientific and Technical Council of the Russian Space Agency [Russian]

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Publications

Results Publications

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Related Publications

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Images

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