Soluble expression in E. coli of a functional interphotoreceptor retinoid-binding protein module fused to thioredoxin: Correlation of vitamin A binding regions with conserved domains of C-terminal processing proteases

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 249-262

  Baer, C A ^a   Retief, J D ^a   Van Niel, E ^a   Braiman, M S ^a   Gonzalez Fernandez, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboxy terminal processing protease; Interphotoreceptor retinoid binding protein; Retina; Retinoid binding proteins; Thioredoxin fusion protein; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

11 CIS RETINAL; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTERPHOTORECEPTOR RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RETINAL; RETINOID BINDING PROTEIN; RETINOL; THIOREDOXIN; TRYPTOPHAN;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXON; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0031913261     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1997.0418     Document Type: Article

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