Enhanced expression and functional characterization of the human ferritin H- And L-chain genes in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-63

  Seo, H Y ^a   Chung, Y J ^a   Kim, S J ^a   Park, C U ^a   Kim, K S ^a  

^a Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; GALACTOKINASE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; YEAST;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; INCUBATION TIME; IRON KINETICS; IRON STORAGE; IRON TRANSPORT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; APOFERRITINS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DNA, FUNGAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC;

SACCHAROMYCES; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VECTORS;

EID: 1642440153     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1350-3     Document Type: Article

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