Human complement factor I: Its expression by insect cells and its biochemical and structural characterisation

Molecular Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 503-512

  Ullman, C G ^a   Chamberlain, D ^a   Ansari, A ^a   Emery, V C ^a   Haris, P I ^b   Sim, R B ^c   Perkins, S J ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Complement factor I; Expression; Spectroscopy; Structure

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3B; COMPLEMENT FACTOR H; COMPLEMENT FACTOR I; SERINE PROTEINASE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GLYCOSYLATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; INSECT; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COMPLEMENT FACTOR I; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; MOTHS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0031784286     PISSN: 01615890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-5890(98)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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