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C. Retief

Macquarie UniversityORCID 0009-0001-6366-9495Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:Drosophila· 1 Research Focus:protein design· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Kate TepperiD· 2 shared Maciej MaselkoiD· 2 shared Sheemal Shanista KumariD· 2 shared Chandran PfitzneriD· 1 shared Justin M. McNabiD· 1 shared Robert A. HarrelliD· 1 shared

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Biomanufacturing of a functional microbial phytase in an insect host.

C. Retief, Sheemal Shanista Kumar, Kate Tepper, Maciej Maselko

The paper demonstrates that genetically engineered insects can produce functional phytase enzymes with sufficient activity for animal feed applications.

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed · Dec 13, 2024Peer-reviewedSynthetic Biology

Rapid generation and screening of transgenic black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)

Chandran Pfitzner, Kate Tepper, Sheemal Shanista Kumar, C. Retief, Justin M. McNab, Robert A. Harrell, Maciej Maselko

This study develops a rapid method for generating and screening transgenic black soldier flies using piggyBac mRNA and donor plasmids, achieving stable transgenic lines with 30-33% transformation efficiency.

bioRxiv · Feb 21, 2024 · PreprintSynthetic Biology