Site-directed mutagenesis of the cysteines of human IL-18 and its effect on IL-18 activity

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 57-61

  Pei, Dong Sheng ^a   Fu, Yi ^a   Sun, Ya Feng ^a   Zhao, Hui Ren ^a  

^a XUZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cysteine; Interleukin 18; Mutant; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 18; RECOMBINANT CYTOKINE; SEPHADEX; UREA;

ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MUTANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROKARYOSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; CYSTEINE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-18; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA; VECTORS;

EID: 0036402289     PISSN: 05829879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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