Purification and biochemical characterization of the 19-kDa signal recognition particle RNA-binding protein expressed as a hexahistidine-tagged polypeptide in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-26

  Henry, Kellie A ^a   Zwieb, Christian ^b   Fried, Howard M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

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ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031076278     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0667     Document Type: Article

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