Plasmid topologies that enhance the transformation efficiency of yeast

BioTechniques

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 892-896

  Raymond, Christopher K ^a   Mugford, Virginia R ^a   Sexson, Shannon L ^a  

^a ZYMOGENETICS INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DNA LIBRARY; EPISOME; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; YEAST; YEAST CELL;

EID: 0032703721     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/99275bm03     Document Type: Article

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