Laboratory evolution of fast-folding green fluorescent protein using secretory pathway quality control

PLoS ONE

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Fisher, Adam C ^a   DeLisa, Matthew P ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; COMBINATORIAL LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; QUALITY CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; KINETICS; PHENOTYPE;

GENOTYPE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; KINETICS; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN FOLDING; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 48649096305     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002351     Document Type: Article

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