Control of protein splicing by intein fragment reassembly

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 918-926

  Southworth, Maurice W ^a   Adam, Eric ^a   Panne, Daniel ^b   Byer, Robyn ^a   Kautz, Roger ^c   Perler, Francine B ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^c NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intein; Protein expression; Reconstitution; Split proteins; Thermophile; Urea

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA RESTRICTION ENZYMES; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SPLICING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TROPOMYOSIN;

EID: 0032481347     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.4.918     Document Type: Article

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