Preparative scale production and functional reconstitution of a human aquaglyceroporin (AQP3) using a cell free expression system

New Biotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 545-551

  Müller Lucks, Annika ^a   Gena, Patrizia ^b   Frascaria, Daniele ^b   Altamura, Nicola ^c   Svelto, Maria ^b,d   Beitz, Eric ^a   Calamita, Giuseppe ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d Centro di Eccellenza di Genomica in Campo Biomedico ed Agrario (CEGBA)   (Italy)

^e Network of Apulian Research Laboratories WAFITECH   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIALS; CELL-FREE EXPRESSION; EXPRESSION SYSTEM; HISTIDINE-TAGGED PROTEINS; MEMBRANE CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NONIONIC DETERGENTS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AMINO ACIDS; BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; BIOMIMETIC PROCESSES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCEROL; LIPOSOMES;

PROTEINS;

AQUAGLYCEROPORIN; AQUAGLYCEROPORIN 3; GLYCEROL; LIPOSOME; PHLORETIN; PROTEOLIPOSOME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; LIGHT SCATTERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; WATER PERMEABILITY;

AQUAPORIN 3; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLYCEROL; LIPOSOMES; MERCURIC CHLORIDE; PHLORETIN; PLANT OILS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 84880141325     PISSN: 18716784     EISSN: 18764347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nbt.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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