Overexpression in Escherichia coli and functional reconstitution of the liposome binding ferriheme protein nitrophorin 7 from the bloodsucking bug Rhodnius prolixus

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 183-191

  Knipp, Markus ^a   Zhang, Hongjun ^a   Berry, Robert E ^a   Walker, F Ann ^a  

^a University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodsucking insects; Heme protein reconstitution; Lipocalin refolding; Liposome protein interaction; Nitrophorin; Phosphatidylserine; Rhodnius prolixus

Indexed keywords

HEMIN; HEMOPROTEIN; LIPOSOME; NITROPHORIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SALIVA PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RHODNIUS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMEPROTEINS; HEMIN; LIPOSOMES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RHODNIUS; SALIVARY PROTEINS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 34247344940     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2007.02.017     Document Type: Article

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