Inteins as biomolecular switches : applications in drug discovery, protein purification, and stress response
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Authors
Pearson, C. Seth
Issue Date
2018-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Chemical engineering
Alternative Title
Abstract
Inteins are protein elements that autocatalytically excise themselves from a host protein in a process called protein splicing. The two flanking sequences of the host protein, called the N- and C-exteins, are subsequently ligated with a native peptide bond, resulting in a mature protein.
Description
May 2018
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
Full Citation
Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY