Production of synthetic spider dragline silk protein in Pichia pastoris

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-39

  Fahnestock, S R ^a   Bedzyk, L A ^a  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMYCETALES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SILK;

ANIMALS; FIBROINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, SYNTHETIC; PICHIA; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; SPIDERS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

ARANEAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PICHIA PASTORIS; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0031051471     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530050884     Document Type: Article

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