Expression of active streptolysin O in Escherichia coli as a maltose-binding-protein-streptolysin-O fusion protein. The N-terminal 70 amino acids are not required for hemolytic activity

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 236, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 34-39

  Weller, U ^a   Muller, L ^a   Messner, M ^a   Palmer, M ^a   Valeva, A ^a   Tranum Jensen, J ^a   Agrawal, P ^a   Biermann, C ^a   Dobereiner, A ^a   Kehoe, M A ^a   Bhakdi, S ^a  

^a Inst F Med Mikrobiol und Hygiene   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fusion protein; Oligomerization; Pore forming toxins; Streptolysin O; Thiol activated toxins

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; STREPTOLYSIN O;

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG STABILITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0029864710     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1996.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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