Protein splicing elements and plants: From transgene containment to protein purification

Annual Review of Plant Biology

Volumn 56, Issue , 2005, Pages 375-392

  Evans Jr , Thomas C ^a   Xu, Ming Qun ^a   Pradhan, Sriharsa ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene containment; Intein; Protein expression; Protein splicing

Indexed keywords

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROTEIN PROCESSING; REVIEW; TRANSGENE;

ACETOLACTATE SYNTHASE; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN SPLICING; TRANSGENES;

EID: 20444413435     PISSN: 15435008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.arplant.56.032604.144242     Document Type: Review

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