Expressed protein ligation: Method and applications

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 271, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 663-677

  David, Ralf ^a   Richter, Michael P O ^a   Beck Sickinger, Annette G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Expressed protein ligation; IMPACT system; Intein; Native chemical ligation

Indexed keywords

ENDONUCLEASE; INTEIN; NANOPARTICLE; THIOESTER;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DESULFURIZATION; GENE MUTATION; ISOTOPE LABELING; METHANOBACTERIUM THERMOAUTOTROPHICUM; MOLECULAR PROBE; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPEI; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNECHOCYSTIS; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ANIMALS; CYSTEINE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; ESTERS; HUMANS; ISOTOPE LABELING; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN SPLICING; PROTEINS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

METHANOBACTERIUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; MYCOBACTERIUM XENOPI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 1342301482     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2004.03978.x     Document Type: Review

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