Efficient backbone cyclization of linear peptides by a recombinant asparaginyl endopeptidase

Nature Communications

Volumn 6, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Harris, Karen S ^a   Durek, Thomas ^b   Kaas, Quentin ^b   Poth, Aaron G ^b   Gilding, Edward K ^b   Conlan, Brendon F ^a,c   Saska, Ivana ^b   Daly, Norelle L ^b,c,d   Van Der Weerden, Nicole L ^a   Craik, David J ^b   Anderson, Marilyn A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLASE; CYCLOTIDE; CYSTEINE PROTEINASE; LEGUMAIN; OLDENLANDIA AFFINIS ASPARAGINYL ENDOPEPTIDASE B; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; PROTEINASE; RECOMBINANT ASPARAGINYL ENDOPEPTIDASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; MESSENGER RNA; PEPTIDE; PLANT PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID; ANATOMY; ANGIOSPERM; BIOENGINEERING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERB; PEPTIDE;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLIZATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLDENLANDIA; OLDENLANDIA AFFINIS; PROTEIN CLEAVAGE; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STABILITY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETICS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

OLDENLANDIA AFFINIS;

CYCLIZATION; CYSTEINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OLDENLANDIA; PEPTIDES; PLANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84951824827     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms10199     Document Type: Article

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