Signal Peptide and Propeptide Optimization for Heterologous Protein Secretion in Lactococcus lactis

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 4119-4127

  Le Loir, Y ^a   Nouaille, S ^a   Commissaire, J ^a   Bretigny L ^a   Gruss, A ^a   Langella, P ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; SIGNAL PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; SYNTHESIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; MICROCOCCAL NUCLEASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PROTEIN SORTING SIGNALS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 0035464768     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.67.9.4119-4127.2001     Document Type: Article

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