Production of soluble, active acetyl serotonin methyl transferase in Leishmania tarentolae

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 114-118

  Ben Abdallah, Mariem ^a   Bondet, Vincent ^a   Fauchereau, Fabien ^b,c   Béguin, Pierre ^a   Goubran Botros, Hany ^b,c   Pagan, Cécile ^b,c   Bourgeron, Thomas ^b,c   Bellalou, Jacques ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^c URA 2182 CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Acetyl serotonin methyl transferase; Leishmania tarentolae; Melatonin

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSEROTONIN METHYLTRANSFERASE; ASMT PROTEIN, HUMAN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEISHMANIA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; SOLUBILITY;

ACETYLSEROTONIN O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LEISHMANIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LEISHMANIA TARENTOLAE;

EID: 78049244837     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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