Plasma phospholipid transfer protein fused with green fluorescent protein is secreted by HepG2 cells and displays phosphatidylcholine transfer activity

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-125

  Siggins, Sarah ^a   Ehnholm, Christian ^a   Jauhiainen, Matti ^a   Olkkonen, Vesa M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Fusion protein; GFP; Golgi apparatus; Phospholipid transfer activity; Protein secretion

Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; COMPLEXATION; FLUORESCENCE; LIPIDS; METABOLISM;

FUSION PROTEIN; GOLGI APPARATUS; PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSFER ACTIVITIES; PROTEIN SECRETION;

PROTEINS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GOLGI COMPLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSFER; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TARGETING; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

CELL LINE; CULTURE MEDIA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINES; PHOSPHOLIPID TRANSFER PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 33745400092     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o05-168     Document Type: Article

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