Two-promoter vector is highly efficient for overproduction of protein complexes

Protein Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1698-1703

  Kim, Kyung Jin ^a   Kim, Han Eol ^a   Lee, Kwang Hoon ^a   Han, Wondeok ^a   Yi, Min Ju ^a   Jeong, Jinseok ^a   Oh, Byung Ha ^a  

^a Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Protein complex; Protein expression system; Two promoter

Indexed keywords

BIM PROTEIN; PROTEIN; PROTEIN BAD; PROTEIN BCL 2; PROTEIN BCL XL; PROTEIN CED 9; PROTEIN EGL 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPLEX FORMATION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CIRCULAR DICHROISM; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC VECTORS; MULTIPROTEIN COMPLEXES; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 2442676387     PISSN: 09618368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1110/ps.04644504     Document Type: Article

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