Cloning and expression of Dengue virus nonstructural protein 4A gene and affinity purification of its interacting proteins

Chinese Journal of Microbiology and Immunology (China)

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 184-187

  Xia, Jun ^a   Xie, Jiong ^a   Zhang, Pei Fen ^a   Li, Yu Ye ^a   Liu, Chao ^a   Huang, Xi ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dengue virus; Interaction; NS4A; Tandem affinity purification (TAP)

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; FLAG PROTEIN; HA PROTEIN; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 4A; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DENGUE VIRUS; EUKARYOTIC CELL; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ISOLATION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RECOMBINANT PLASMID; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 84877020113     PISSN: 02545101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-5101.2013.03.005     Document Type: Article

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