Development of a green fluorescent protein reporter for a yeast genotoxicity biosensor

Biosensors and Bioelectronics

Volumn 13, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 831-838

  Billinton, N ^a   Barker, M G ^a   Michel, C E ^a   Knight, A W ^a   Heyer, W D ^a   Goddard, N J ^a   Fielden, P R ^a   Walmsley, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biosensor; DNA repair; Fluorescence; Genotoxicity; GFP; RAD54; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

GENOTOXICITY;

DNA; FLUORESCENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROTEINS; TOXICITY; YEAST;

BIOSENSORS;

DNA; GENE PRODUCT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BIOSENSOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPAIR; FUNGUS GROWTH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENOTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; REPORTER GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; YEAST;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA REPAIR; DNA, FUNGAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0032191587     PISSN: 09565663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0956-5663(98)00049-9     Document Type: Article

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