Assay of the Bombyx mori Recombinant Protein Disulfide Isomerase (bPDI) Acivity

  • Goo, Tae-Won (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, the National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, R.D.A) ;
  • Yun, Eun-Young (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, the National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, R.D.) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Wan (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, the National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, R.D.) ;
  • Park, Kang-Ho (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, the National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, R.D.) ;
  • Hwang, Jae-Sam (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, the National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, R.D.) ;
  • Kang, Seok-Woo (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, the National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, R.D.) ;
  • Park, Soo-Jung (Department of Sericulture and Entomology, the National Institute of Agriculture Science and Technology, R.D.) ;
  • Kwon, O-Yu (Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
  • Published : 2003.04.01

Abstract

Protein disulfide isomerase (PDO) is an essential protein which is localized to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) of eukaryotic cells. It catalyses the formation and isomerization of disulfide bonds during the folding of secretory proteins. We have isolarted a cDNA encoding PDI from Bombyx mori (bPDI), in which an open reading frame of 494 mino acid (55.6kDa) is shown. (omitted)

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