Thermal stability of human ferritin: Concentration dependence and enhanced stability of an N-terminal fusion mutant

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 289, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 125-129

  Kim, Sung Woo ^a   Kim, Yang Hoon ^a   Lee, Jeewon ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Ferritin; N terminal domain; N terminal fusion mutant; Temperature induced aggregation; Thermal stability

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GLUCAGON; HYBRID PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; HEAT TREATMENT; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; IRON TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN DENATURATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0035941124     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5931     Document Type: Article

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