VECTORS

Contributor Information
- Name Dr Fiona Benson
- Institute Lancaster University
Tool Details
- Tool name: pJEK1 Alpha-Synuclein Vector
- Tool type: Vector
- Description: pJEK1 is a derivative of pET15b with the human alpha-synuclein open reading frame cloned in via the Ndel and BamHI restriction sites. In this construct alpha-synuclein is expressed as a fusion protein with a six His tag. 2004 FASEB paper: this alpha-synuclein protein available here is cited as source (2) in the Methods section.
- Research area: Neurobiology
- For Research Use Only
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References
- • El-Agnaf et al. 2004. FASEB J. 18(11):1315-7. PMID: 15180968.
- • A strategy for designing inhibitors of alpha-synuclein aggregation and toxicity as a novel treatment for Parkinson's disease and related disorders.