Bacterial expression of a natively folded extracellular domain fusion protein of the hFSH receptor in the cytoplasm of Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 124-133

  Lobel, Leslie ^a   Pollak, Susan ^a   Lustbader, Brandie ^a   Klein, Jeffrey ^a   Lustbader, Joyce W ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacterial expression; Follicle stimulating hormone; Fusion protein; hFSH receptor

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0036927161     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2002.1618     Document Type: Article

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