Efficient bacterial expression of fusion proteins and their selective processing by a recombinant Kex-1 protease

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 334-341

  Pozzuolo, Sabrina ^a   Breme, Umberto ^a   Salis, Barbara ^a   Taylor, Geoffrey ^a   Tonon, Giancarlo ^a   Orsini, Gaetano ^a  

^a Bio Ker srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Enzymatic cleavage; Fusion proteins; Kex 1 protease; Protein expression

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE D; HYBRID PROTEIN; PURINE NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; PURINE-NUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHORYLASE; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); KLUYVEROMYCES; KLUYVEROMYCES LACTIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 42749089922     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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