Expression, purification and characterization of the membrane-associated HrcA repressor protein of Helicobacter pylori

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-275

  Roncarati, Davide ^a   Spohn, Gunther ^b   Tango, Nunzio ^a   Danielli, Alberto ^a   Delany, Isabel ^b   Scarlato, Vincenzo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b NOVARTIS VACCINES AND DIAGNOSTICS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat shock; Helicobacter pylori; HrcA expression; HrcA purification

Indexed keywords

REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROMOTER REGION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 33751529918     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.08.002     Document Type: Article

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