Production and structure characterisation of recombinant chromogranin A N-terminal fragments (vasostatins). Evidence of dimer-monomer equilibria

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 248, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 692-699

  Corti, Angelo ^a   Sanchez, Lincidio Perez ^a   Gasparri, Anna ^a   Curnis, Flavio ^a   Longhi, Renato ^b   Brandazza, Anna ^c   Siccardi, Antonio G ^a,c   Sidoli, Alessandro ^c  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antigenic region; Chromogranin; Monoclonal antibody; Recombinant DNA; Vasostatin

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; SECRETORY PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOSTATIN;

ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030864677     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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