Bacterial expression and purification of the Fab fragment of a monoclonal antibody specific for the low-density lipoprotein receptor-binding site of human apolipoprotein E

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 84-90

  Raffaï, Robert ^a,b   Vukmirica, Jelena ^a   Weisgraber, Karl H ^b   Rassart, Eric ^c   Innerarity, Thomas L ^b   Milne, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; EPITOPE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PLASMID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0033152763     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1031     Document Type: Article

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