Expression and purification of human interleukin-1β converting enzyme from trichoplusia ni insect cells using a baculovirus expression system

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-75

  Chen, Wenyong ^a   Raybuck, Scott A ^a   Fulghum, John R ^a   Petrillo, Richard A ^a   Margolin, Nara ^a   Chambers, Stephen P ^a  

^a VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CYPOVIRUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED NUCLEAR POLYHEDROSIS VIRUSES;

EID: 0031079534     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0686     Document Type: Article

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