Efficient expression and purification of recombinant human μ-calpain using an Escherichia coli expression system

Genes to Cells

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 753-763

  Hata, Shoji ^a   Kitamura, Fujiko ^a   Sorimachi, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALPAIN 1; CALPAIN 2; MUTANT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT ENZYME;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84883176447     PISSN: 13569597     EISSN: 13652443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gtc.12071     Document Type: Article

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