Addition of signal leader sequences to the n-termini of olfactory receptor proteins enhances their expression in xenopus oocyte

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1688-1695

  Yasuoka, Akihito ^a   Emori, Yasufumi ^b   Abe, Keiko ^c  

^a NARO Bio oriented Technology Research Advancement Institution   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heterologous expression; Olfactory receptor; Signal leader sequence; Xenopus oocyte

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARP; CATFISH; FISH; GENETICS; GLYCOSYLATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; OOCYTE; ORYZIAS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; XENOPUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ASPARAGINE; CARPS; CATFISHES; FISHES; GLYCOSYLATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OOCYTES; ORYZIAS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RATS; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; XENOPUS;

EID: 0034251819     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.64.1688     Document Type: Article

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