What the HEK?
Type
Blog Post
Published
April 18, 2023, 1:15 p.m.
...produce recombinant proteins at high levels. In a case where clinical applications of recombinant proteins...wondered where human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells originated from? Or why they are such a commonly used cell...difficult to determine its true tissue origin. Originally, it was assumed HEKs were a common cell type ... necessary, HEKs are human in origin, so they eliminate non-human PTMs which is a concern with other protein...cultured human cell lines are susceptible to contamination by mycoplasma and bacteria, but HEKs are also...., HEK293 Cell Line as a Platform to Produce Recombinant Proteins and Viral Vectors. Front Bioeng Biotechnol...