Expression, purification, and initial characterization of a recombinant form of plant PEP-carboxylase kinase from CAM-induced Mesembryanthemum crystallinum with enhanced solubility in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 123-131

  Ermolova, Natalia V ^a   Cushman, Mary Ann ^b   Taybi, Tahar ^c   Condon, Shirley A ^a   Cushman, John C ^b   Chollet, Raymond ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

E. coli expression system; Enhanced solubility; Mesembryanthemum crystallinum; NusA; NusA PpcK fusion protein; PEPC; PEPC kinase (PpcK)

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCINE MAX; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM; MESEMBRYANTHEMUM CRYSTALLINUM; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; VECTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038025270     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(03)00014-7     Document Type: Article

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