Characterization of two carotenoid gene promoters in the cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1443, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 343-351

  Fernández González, Blanca ^a   Martínez Férez, Isabel M ^a   Vioque, Agustín ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Carotene biosynthesis; Cyanobacteria; Phytoene desaturase; Phytoene synthase; Promoter; Synechocystis

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID;

ARTICLE; CYANOBACTERIUM; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE DELETION; GENE MAPPING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CYANOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; LIGHT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

CYANOBACTERIA; FELIS CATUS; PROKARYOTA; SYNECHOCYSTIS; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP.; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803;

EID: 0344938222     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(98)00239-5     Document Type: Article

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