Self-cleaving fusion tags for recombinant protein production

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 869-881

  Li, Yifeng ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoprotease; Cysteine protease; FrpC; Intein; N terminal protease; Self cleavage; Sortase A

Indexed keywords

AUTOPROTEASE; CYSTEINE PROTEASE; FRPC; INTEIN; N-TERMINALS; SELF-CLEAVAGE; SORTASE;

AMINO ACIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; PURIFICATION;

PROTEINS;

HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 79955101942     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-011-0533-8     Document Type: Review

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