Oligohistidine tag mutagenesis of the λ holin gene

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 16, 1998, Pages 4199-4211

  Smith, David L ^a   Young, Ry ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTIDINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIOLYSIS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; OLIGOMERIZATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0031877233     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.16.4199-4211.1998     Document Type: Article

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