Production of recombinant proteins in Escherichia coli

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 442-453

  Schumann, Wolfgang ^a   Ferreira, Luis Carlos S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Expression vectors; Molecular chaperones; Secretion

Indexed keywords

DNA; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL INCLUSION; CYTOPLASM; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION AND TRANSLATION; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 27144466197     PISSN: 14154757     EISSN: 16784685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1415-47572004000300022     Document Type: Review

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