An efficient method to express and refold a truncated human procaspase-9: A caspase with activity toward Glu-X bonds

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 299-308

  Sadhukhan, Ramkrishna ^a,c   Leone, Joseph W ^a   Lull, June ^a,b   Wang, Zhigang ^a   Kletzien, Rolf F ^a   Heinrikson, Robert L ^a,b   Tomasselli, Alfredo G ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b Proteos Inc   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; Apoptosome; Caspase 9; Caspase inhibitors; Mitochondria; Procaspase 9

Indexed keywords

CASP9 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CASPASE; CASPASE 9; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL INCLUSION; CHEMISTRY; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING;

AMINO ACID METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS; CASPASE 9; CASPASES; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INCLUSION BODIES; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 33645391513     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2005.09.006     Document Type: Article

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