Formate-nitrite transporters: Optimisation of expression, purification and analysis of prokaryotic and eukaryotic representatives

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 184-189

  Beckham, Katherine S H ^a   Potter, Jane A ^a   Unkles, Shiela E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circular dichroism; Formate nitrite transporter family; Membrane proteins; Overexpression; Quaternary structure; TEV protease

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTE; GEL CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PICHIA; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE;

ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; FORMATES; FORMIC ACIDS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PICHIA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEINS;

ARCHAEA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI; PICHIA PASTORIS; PROKARYOTA; THERMOFILUM; THERMOFILUM PENDENS; TOBACCO ETCH VIRUS;

EID: 77949490604     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2009.12.005     Document Type: Article

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