Cloning and overexpression of polypeptide release factor 1 of Thermus thermophilus

Biochimie

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 287-292

  Ito, K ^a   Nakamura, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Release factor; RF1; Thermus thermophilus; Translation termination

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; TRANSLATION REGULATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 0030871791     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-9084(97)83516-X     Document Type: Article

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