...beta-barrel structure. Although the beta barrel has no strong affinity for other proteins, it may still block...There are several ways to measure stickiness. In vitro, ultracentrifugation or gel filtration is the most...Avoiding protein over-expression artifacts The introduction of DNA that encodes a fusion protein adds protein...knock-out of the corresponding protein, that is strong evidence that the fusion behaves well. But this...fusion proteins: random insertion of GFP with an in vitro transposition reaction." BMC neuroscience 3.1 (2002...

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