Expression, purification, and bioactivity of a soluble recombinant ovine interferon-tau in Escherichia coli

Abstract

Ovine interferon-tau (oIFN-τ) is a newly discovered type I interferon. This study used biochemical techniques to transform the oIFN-τ gene into Escherichia coli to obtain the mass and soluble expression of the recombinant protein.

Keywords

• ovine interferon-tau
• cytopathic effect inhibition assay
• soluble expression
• purification
• antiviral activity