Intein-mediated expression is an effective approach in the study of β-defensins

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 357, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 840-846

  Diao, Hua ^a,c   Guo, Chenyun ^b,c   Lin, Donghai ^b,c   Zhang, Yonglian ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD RESEARCH   (China)

^c SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF MATERIA MEDICA   (China)

Author keywords

Defensin; Antimicrobial activity; Defensin; Fusion expression; Host defense; Innate immunity; Intein

Indexed keywords

BETA DEFENSIN; INTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; HOST RESISTANCE; INNATE IMMUNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

BETA-DEFENSINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HUMANS; INTEINS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 34248202284     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.03.149     Document Type: Article

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