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Recombinant Protein
Definition 1
Proteins produced by genes or recombinant DNA that has been artificially engineered and inserted into a heterologous host. Recombinant proteins are used extensively by investigators of disease pathways to identify protein targets for potential drug therapies. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
Proteins prepared by recombinant DNA technology. (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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