Heterologous expression in Escherichia coli of the gene encoding an archaeal thermoacidophilic elongation factor 2. Properties of the recombinant protein

Biochimie

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 303-308

  De Vendittis, E ^a   Amatruda, M R ^a   Raimo, G ^a   Bocchini, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elongation factor 2; Recombinant EF 2; Sulfolobus solfataricus; Thermostability

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION FACTOR 2; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; HISTIDINE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE RIBOSYLATION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GRAM NEGATIVE CHEMOLITHOTROPHIC AND METHANE PRODUCING BACTERIA; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN PROCESSING; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; SULFOLOBUS SOLFATARICUS;

EID: 0030788510     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(97)83518-3     Document Type: Article

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