Site-Specific Protein Labeling by Intein-Mediated Protein Ligation

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 705, Issue , 2011, Pages 87-107

  Ghosh, Inca ^a   Considine, Nancy ^a   Maunus, Elissa ^a   Sun, Luo ^a   Zhang, Aihua ^a   Buswell, John ^a   Evans, Thomas C ^a   Xu, Ming Qun ^a  

^a NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS   (United States)

Author keywords

expressed protein ligation; intein; Intein mediated protein ligation; protein labeling

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEIN; SULFIDE;

BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; INTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SULFIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 79952456467     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61737-967-3_6     Document Type: Chapter

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