Functional expression of engineered IsPETase and LCC variants in Drosophila melanogaster reveals host tolerance and differential catalytic activity
Authors:
- Valentina PirilloValentina Pirillo
- Daniele BrunoDaniele Bruno
- Sara CaramellaSCSara Caramella
- Claudia FontanaCFClaudia Fontana
- Matteo BattistolliMBMatteo Battistolli
- Elena Catelan-CarphioECElena Catelan-Carphio
- Davis RomaDRDavis Roma
- Morena CasartelliMorena Casartelli
- Silvia CacciaSilvia Caccia
- Alessandro GrapputoAlessandro Grapputo
- Gianluca TettamantiGianluca Tettamanti
Open Access
- 20 October 2026
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Vol. 196, 104683
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Funding Information
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
- Consorzio Interuniversitario Biotecnologie
- Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito
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