Thermus thermophilus-derived protein tags that aid in preparation of insoluble viral proteins

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 385, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 278-285

  Kondo, Naoyuki ^a,b   Ebihara, Akio ^c   Ru, Heng ^b   Kuramitsu, Seiki ^c,d   Iwamoto, Aikichi ^a,e   Rao, Zihe ^b   Matsuda, Zene ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

^c Harima Institute ^*  (Japan)

^d OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

HIV; Membrane spanning domain; Protein tag; Solubilization; Thermus thermophilus; Vpr

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; SOLUBILITY; VIRUSES;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS-1; INSOLUBLE PROTEINS; MEMBRANE SPANNING DOMAINS; SOLUBILIZATION; STRUCTURAL GENOMICS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS HB8;

PROTEINS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN TAG; VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN; VPR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SOLUBILITY; SOLUBILIZATION; STRUCTURAL GENOMICS; THERMOSTABILITY; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

EID: 58149394739     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2008.10.050     Document Type: Article

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