An internal affinity-tag for purification and crystallization of the siderophore receptor FhuA, integral outer membrane protein from Escherichia colt K-12

Protein Science

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1636-1638

  Ferguson, Andrew D ^a,b   Breed, Jason ^b   Diederichs, Kay ^b   Welte, Wolfram ^b   Coulton, James W ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystallization; FhuA; Membrane protein; Outer membrane; Protein crystals; Siderophore; TonB dependent receptor; X ray crystallography

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SIDEROPHORE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHELATION; CRYSTALLIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; VAPOR; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0031822853     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pro.5560070719     Document Type: Article

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