Expression of FLAG fusion proteins in insect cells: Application to the multi-subunit transcription/DNA repair factor TFIIH

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 513-523

  Jawhari, Anass ^a   Uhring, Muriel ^a   Crucifix, Corinne ^a   Fribourg, Sébastien ^a,b   Schultz, Patrick ^a   Poterszman, Arnaud ^a   Egly, Jean Marc ^a   Moras, Dino ^a  

^a l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

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EID: 0036451528     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1597     Document Type: Article

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