The sequence of spacers between the consensus sequences modulates the strength of prokaryotic promoters

Applied and Environmental Microbiology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 82-87

  Jensen, Peter Ruhdal ^a   Hammer, Karin ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; METABOLIC REGULATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PROKARYOTE; PROMOTER REGION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACTOCOCCUS LACTIS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0031965086     PISSN: 00992240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aem.64.1.82-87.1998     Document Type: Article

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