Selectable Markers and Reporter Genes for Engineering the Chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a model alga of increasing interest as a cell factory for the production of valuable compounds, including therapeutic proteins and bioactive metabolites.Expression of foreign genes in the chloroplast is particularly advantageous as: (i) accumulation of product in this sub-cellular compartment minimises potential Dispens