Secretion of recombinant pro- and mature fungal α-sarcin ribotoxin by the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris: The Lys-Arg motif is required for maturation

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 315-322

  Martínez Ruiz, Antonio ^a   Del Pozo, Alvaro Martínez ^a   Lacadena, Javier ^a   Mancheño, José Miguel ^a   Oñaderra, Mercedes ^a   López Otín, Carlos ^b   Gavilanes, José G ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA SARCIN RIBOTOXIN; ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS; EXPRESSION VECTOR;

ASPERGILLUS GIGANTEUS; PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 0032053012     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1997.0846     Document Type: Article

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