Expression of ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) Pit-1 in Escherichia coli: Its purification and immunohistochemical detection using monoclonal antibody

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 292-301

  Chiu, Chi Chien ^a,b   John, Joseph Abraham Christopher ^a   Hseu, Tzong Hsiung ^b   Chang, Chi Yao ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ayu; Fish; Immunohistochemistry; Monoclonal antibody; Pit 1

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PLECOGLOSSUS ALTIVELIS;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PIT1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISH; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FISHES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PITUITARY GLAND; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 0036514614     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1558     Document Type: Article

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