Single chain human chorionic gonadotropin, hCGαβ: Effects of mutations in the α subunit on structure and bioactivity

Glycoconjugate Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-106

  Setlur, Sunita R ^a   Dighe, Rajan R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; hCG; Pichia pastoris; Single chain glycoprotein hormones; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ASPARAGINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHABETA; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN; PROLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BINDING; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE STRUCTURE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PICHIA PASTORIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; WILD TYPE;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FERMENTATION; GLYCOPROTEIN HORMONES, ALPHA SUBUNIT; HUMANS; IMMUNE SERA; MUTANT PROTEINS; MUTATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, GONADOTROPIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

PICHIA PASTORIS;

EID: 33845597768     PISSN: 02820080     EISSN: 15734986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10719-006-9016-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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