Trans-splicing of an artificially split fungal mini-intein

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 355, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 830-834

  Elleuche, Skander ^a   Pöggeler, Stefanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Intein; Penicillium chrysogenum; Protein splicing; PRP8 protein; Trans splicing

Indexed keywords

INTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; TRANS SPLICING;

FUNGAL PROTEINS; INTEINS; PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM; PROTEIN SPLICING; TRANS-SPLICING;

PENICILLIUM CHRYSOGENUM;

EID: 33847249392     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.02.035     Document Type: Article

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