Sequence, expression in Escherichia coli, and analysis of the gene encoding a novel intracellular protease (PfpI) from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 2605-2612

  Halio, Sheryl B ^a   Blumentals, Ilse I ^b   Short, Stephen A ^c   Merrill, Barbara M ^c   Kelly, Robert M ^a  

^a Campus Box 7908   (United States)

^b Life Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ENZYME; PROTEINASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS SUBSP. AUREUS NCTC 8325;

EID: 0029864566     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.9.2605-2612.1996     Document Type: Article

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