Large-scale expression and thermodynamic characterization of a glutamate receptor agonist-binding domain

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 267, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 4281-4289

  Madden, Dean R ^a,b   Abele, Rupert ^a   Andersson, Arnold ^a,c   Keinänen, Kari ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^c WM data eSolutions   (Sweden)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Baculovirus insect cell expression; Calorimetry; Glutamate receptor ion channels; Ligand binding thermodynamics; Protein purification

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR AGONIST;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0033947763     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1033.2000.01481.x     Document Type: Article

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