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Parallel screening and optimization of protein constructs for structural studies

  1. Rodolfo M. Rasia1,2,
  2. Marjolaine Noirclerc-Savoye1,
  3. Nicolás G. Bologna2,
  4. Benoit Gallet1,
  5. Michael J. Plevin1,
  6. Laurence Blanchard1,†,
  7. Javier F. Palatnik2,
  8. Bernhard Brutscher1,
  9. Thierry Vernet1,*,
  10. Jérôme Boisbouvier1,*

Article first published online: 29 DEC 2008

DOI: 10.1002/pro.46

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Protein Science

Protein Science

Volume 18, Issue 2, pages 434–439, February 2009

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Rasia, R. M., Noirclerc-Savoye, M., Bologna, N. G., Gallet, B., Plevin, M. J., Blanchard, L., Palatnik, J. F., Brutscher, B., Vernet, T. and Boisbouvier, J. (2009), Parallel screening and optimization of protein constructs for structural studies. Protein Science, 18: 434–439. doi: 10.1002/pro.46

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  1. 1

    Institut de Biologie Structurale (IBS) Jean-Pierre Ebel, Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique (CEA), Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université Joseph-Fourier (UJF), F-38027 Grenoble, France

  2. 2

    Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular de Rosario, División Biología Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531, S2002LRK Rosario, Argentina

  1. †

    CEA Cadarache, DSV/IBEB/SBVME/LEMiRE, UMR 6191 CNRS/CEA/Univ Aix-Marseille, Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, F-13108 France

*Laboratoire d'Ingenierie des Macromolecules, Plateforme RoBioMol, Institut de Biologie Structurale, Jean-Pierre Ebel C.N.R.S.-C.E.A.-U.J.F., 41, rue Jules Horowitz, 38027 Grenoble Cedex, France

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 30 JAN 2009
  2. Article first published online: 29 DEC 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 15 NOV 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 12 NOV 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 23 SEP 2008

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  • HFSP. Grant Number: RGY57/2006
  • ANR. Grant Number: JCJC 0034
  • ECOS-Sud. Grant Number: AO6B04
  • CEA
  • CNRS
  • UJF

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