Expression of neurotransmitter transporters for structural and biochemical studies

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 152-160

  Elbaz, Yael ^a,c   Danieli, Tsafi ^a   Kanner, Baruch I ^b   Schuldiner, Shimon ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Baculovirus; Cell free expression; Insect cells; Membrane proteins; VMAT

Indexed keywords

AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; CARRIER PROTEIN; NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORTER; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORTER;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS; CELL CULTURE; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CELL-FREE SYSTEM; CELLS, CULTURED; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; GENETIC VECTORS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; NEUROTRANSMITTER TRANSPORT PROTEINS; SPODOPTERA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; VESICULAR MONOAMINE TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955416344     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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