Using chromosomal lacI(Q1) to control expression of genes on high-copy- number plasmids in Escherichia coli

Gene

Volumn 223, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 221-231

  Glascock, Christopher B ^a   J Weickert, Michael ^a  

^a BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion protein; Induction; Recombinant DNA; Repressor; Tac promoter

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; REPRESSOR PROTEIN; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; LACI PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA SEQUENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUSION GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; HYBRID GENE; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPRESSOR GENE; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMES, BACTERIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PLASMIDS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0032569733     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00240-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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