High level expression in soluble form, one step purification, and characterization of the DNA binding domain of MEF-2C

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 297-303

  Meierhans, Daniel ^a   Allemann, Rudolf K ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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ANIMALIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031439645     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1997.0795     Document Type: Article

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