Expression, purification, and structural characterization of the bacteriorhodopsin-aspartyl transcarbamylase fusion protein

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 324-338

  Turner, George J ^a   Miercke, Larry J W ^b   Mitra, Alok K ^c   Stroud, Robert M ^b   Betlach, Mary C ^b   Winter Vann, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspartyl transcarbamylase; Bacteriorhodopsin; Expression system; Fusion protein; Membrane protein; Structure

Indexed keywords

ASPARTATE CARBAMOYLTRANSFERASE; BACTERIORHODOPSIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SDS POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SOLUBILIZATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HALOBACTERIUM SALINARUM;

EID: 0033229834     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1999.1111     Document Type: Article

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