Intein lacking conserved C-terminal motif G retains controllable N-cleavage activity

FEBS Journal

Volumn 278, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 3431-3446

  Volkmann, Gerrit ^a   Liu, Xiang Qin ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

N cleavage; peptide complementation; protein engineering; split intein; thiolysis

Indexed keywords

C INTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTEIN; N INTEIN; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SERINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN PROCESSING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATALYSIS; DITHIOTHREITOL; DNA GYRASE; ENZYME PRECURSORS; ENZYME STABILITY; HYDROXYLAMINE; INTEINS; KINETICS; MESNA; MUTANT PROTEINS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN INTERACTION DOMAINS AND MOTIFS; PROTEIN SPLICING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REDUCING AGENTS; SYNECHOCYSTIS; ZINC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 80052469458     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2011.08266.x     Document Type: Article

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