Overexpression in Pichia pastoris and crystallization of an elicitor protein secreted by the phytopathogenic fungus, Phytophthora cryptogea

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 254-261

  O'Donohue, Michael J ^a,b   Boissy, Guillaume ^a   Huet, Jean Claude ^a   Nespoulous, Claude ^a   Brunie, Simone ^a   Pernollet, Jean Claude ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGI; PHYTOPHTHORA CRYPTOGEA; PICHIA; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0030250768     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0098     Document Type: Article

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