Optimization of baculovirus-mediated expression and purification of hexahistidine-tagged murine DNA (cytosine-C5)-methyltransferase-1 in Spodoptera frugiperda 9 cells

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-40

  Brank, Adam S ^a   Van Bemmel, Dana M ^a   Christman, Judith K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; MURINAE; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS;

EID: 0036929874     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1606     Document Type: Article

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