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Thermodynamic characterization of mutants of human fibroblast growth factor 1 with an increased physiological half-life.
Biochemistry - 20 Jun 2000
Culajay J F, Blaber S I, Khurana A, Blaber M
Abstract excerpt
Human acidic fibroblast growth factor (FGF-1) is a potent mitogen and angiogenic factor, with reportedly poor thermal stability and a relatively short in vivo half-life. However, certain mutants of FGF-1 have been described that exhibit a significant increase in half-life in tissue culture-based assays. FGF-1 contains three cysteine residues, two of which are highly conserved and buried within the protein core....
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