Mechanism of protein splicing of the Pyrococcus abyssi lon protease intein

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 403, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 457-461

  O'Brien, Kevin M ^a   Schufreider, Ann K ^a   McGill, Melissa A ^a   O'Brien, Kathryn M ^a   Reitter, Julie N ^a   Mills, Kenneth V ^a  

^a Center for Interdisciplinary Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

Extein; Homing endonuclease; Intein; Lon protease; Protein splicing; Pyrococcus abyssi

Indexed keywords

ENDOPEPTIDASE LA; HISTIDINE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEIN; LYSINE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

HISTIDINE; INTEINS; LYSINE; MUTATION; PROTEASE LA; PROTEIN SPLICING; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; PYROCOCCUS ABYSSI;

EID: 78650179666     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2010.11.055     Document Type: Article

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