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Asn to Lys mutations at three sites which are N-glycosylated in the mammalian protein decrease the aggregation of Escherichia coli-derived erythropoietin.
Protein engineering - 1 Feb 2001
Narhi L O, Arakawa T, Aoki K, Wen J, Elliott S, Boone T, Cheetham J
Abstract excerpt
Erythropoietin (EPO) derived from Escherichia coli is unstable to elevated temperature and tends to aggregate with time, making it unsuitable for high-resolution structure analysis. The mammalian EPO contains about 40% carbohydrate, which makes this protein more stable and less prone to aggregate than non-glycosylated E.coli-derived EPO, but makes it unsuitable for high-resolution analysis owing to its size and...
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