Coupled assays for monitoring protein refolding in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 77, 2013, Pages

  Abrams, Jennifer L ^a   Morano, Kevin A ^a  

^a University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School   (United States)

Author keywords

Assay; Biochemistry; Bioengineering; Biomedical engineering; Cellular biology; Chaperone; Firefly luciferase; Genetics; GFP; Issue 77; Microbiology; Microscopy; Molecular biology; Plasmid; Protein; Protein folding; Proteins; Saccharomyces cerevisiae; Yeast

Indexed keywords

FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; HSP104 PROTEIN, S CEREVISIAE; HYBRID PROTEIN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEIN;

CHEMISTRY; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN FOLDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ARTICLE;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; PROTEIN FOLDING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

EID: 84880139538     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/50432     Document Type: Article

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