Expression, purification, and structural study of the EC4 domain of E-cadherin

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-79

  Zheng, Kai ^a   Makagiansar, Irwan T ^a   Wang, Mengmeng ^a   Urbauer, Jeffrey L ^a   Kuczera, Krzysztof ^a   Siahaan, Teruna J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherens junction; CD; Cell adhesion; E cadherin; EC4 domain; NMR; Protein expression; Protein structure

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0346336193     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2003.08.021     Document Type: Article

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