Bcl-XL as a fusion protein for the high-level expression of membrane-associated proteins

Protein Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 948-955

  Thai, Khang ^a   Choi, Jungyuen ^a   Franzin, Carla M ^a   Marassi, Francesca M ^a  

^a BURNHAM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bcl XL; CHIF; FXYD; Lipid; Mat 8; Membrane protein expression; NMR; PLM

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); HYBRID PROTEIN; LEUCINE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; METHIONINE; MUTANT PROTEIN; PLASMID VECTOR; POLYPEPTIDE; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL INCLUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEART; HYDROPHOBICITY; ISOTOPE LABELING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BCL-X PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-BCL-2; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 15244346256     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.041244305     Document Type: Article

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