Hormone-binding and solubility properties of fusion proteins containing the ligand-binding domain of the human androgen receptor

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 251-257

  Cooper, B ^a   Gruber, J A ^a   McPhaul, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; LIGAND BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0029924895     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0960-0760(95)00273-1     Document Type: Article

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