Expression of elongation factor 1β′ in escherichia coli and its interaction with elongation factor 1α from silk gland

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 666-671

  Kamiie, Katsuyoshi ^a   Taira, Hideharu ^b   Kobayashi, Kohmei ^a   Yamashita, Tetsuro ^b   Kidou, Shin ichiro ^b   Ejiri, Shin ichiro ^b  

^a AOMORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Elongation factor 1 ; Elongation factor 1 ; Glutathione S transferase (GST) fusion protein; Subunit interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ELONGATION FACTOR; ELONGATION FACTOR 1; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXOCRINE GLAND; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLASMID; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SILKWORM;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BOMBYX; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXOCRINE GLANDS; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTOR 1; PEPTIDE ELONGATION FACTORS; PLASMIDS;

EID: 0033111657     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.666     Document Type: Article

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