Biosynthesis and purification of a hydrophobic peptide from transmembrane domains of G-protein-coupled CB2 receptor

Journal of Peptide Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 450-458

  Zheng, H ^a,b   Zhao, J ^a,b   Wang, S ^b   Lin, C M ^b   Chen, T ^b   Jones, D H ^c   Ma, C ^c   Opella, S ^c   Xie, X Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cannabinoid receptor subtype 2; CB2; CD; Circular dichroism; G protein coupled receptor; GPCR; Membrane protein; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; TM; Transmembrane helical domain

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID 2 RECEPTOR; CYANOGEN BROMIDE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CIRCULAR DICHROISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG PURIFICATION; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BASE SEQUENCE; HUMANS; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB2; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 16844373364     PISSN: 1397002X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3011.2005.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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