Expression and characterization of a housefly cecropin gene in the methylotrophic yeast, Pichia pastoris

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 39-46

  Jin, Fengliang ^a   Xu, Xiaoxia ^a   Zhang, Wenqing ^a   Gu, Dexiang ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anti microbial activity; Cecropin; Expression; Musca domestica; Pichia pastoris

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSECT PROTEIN; METHANOL; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOUSE FLY; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; PICHIA; SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HOUSEFLIES; INSECT PROTEINS; METHANOL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PICHIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MUSCA DOMESTICA; NEGIBACTERIA; PICHIA PASTORIS; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 33747804308     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.03.008     Document Type: Article

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