A novel multi-affinity tag system to produce high levels of soluble and biotinylated proteins in Escherichia coli

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 238-245

  Ashraf, S Salman ^a,b   Benson, R Edward ^a   Payne, E Sturgis ^a   Halbleib, Cale M ^a   Grøn, Hanne ^a  

^a Karo Bio USA   (United States)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

AviTag; E. coli; Ef Tu; Fusion proteins; Glucocorticoid receptor; GyrA; His tag; In vivo biotinylation; Maltose binding protein; Protein solubility; Recombinant protein expression; TufB

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0842267059     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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