Glutathione S-transferase can be used as a C-terminal, enzymatically active dimerization module for a recombinant protease inhibitor, and functionally secreted into the periplasm of Escherichia cell

Protein Science

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2180-2187

  Tudyka, Tatjana ^a   Skerra, Arne ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Avidity; Bivalency; Cystatin; Fusion protein; GST; Papain; Secretion

Indexed keywords

GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CYTOPLASM; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0030842771     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560061012     Document Type: Article

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