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Fusion order controls expression level and activity of elastin-like polypeptide fusion proteins†

  1. Trine Christensen1,
  2. Miriam Amiram1,
  3. Sue Dagher2,
  4. Kimberly Trabbic-Carlson1,
  5. Mohammed F. Shamji1,3,
  6. Lori A. Setton1,4,
  7. Ashutosh Chilkoti1,*

Article first published online: 6 MAY 2009

DOI: 10.1002/pro.157

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 7, pages 1377–1387, July 2009

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Christensen, T., Amiram, M., Dagher, S., Trabbic-Carlson, K., Shamji, M. F., Setton, L. A. and Chilkoti, A. (2009), Fusion order controls expression level and activity of elastin-like polypeptide fusion proteins. Protein Science, 18: 1377–1387. doi: 10.1002/pro.157

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  1. 1

    Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina 27708

  2. 2

    Phase Bioscience Inc., Morrisville, North Carolina 27560

  3. 3

    Division of Neurosurgery, The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario K1Y 4E9

  4. 4

    Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710

*Department of Biomedical Engineering, Campus Box 90281, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708

  1. †

    AC, LAS, and SD have financial interest in Phase Biosciences, which has licensed the technology for protein purification using ELPs from AC.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 23 JUN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 6 MAY 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 6 MAY 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 23 APR 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 9 APR 2009
  6. Manuscript Received: 12 NOV 2008

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  • National Institutes of Health. Grant Number: GM061232

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