Group I aptazymes as genetic regulatory switches

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue , 2002, Pages

  Thompson, Kristin M ^b   Syrett, Heather Angelita ^a   Knudsen, Scott M ^a   Ellington, Andew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Archemix Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTAMER; METHYL GROUP; RIBOZYME; RNA; THEOPHYLLINE; SELF SPLICING RIBOSOMAL RNA; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; VIRUS PROTEIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC REGULATION; IN VITRO SELECTION; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRON; NONHUMAN; RNA SPLICING; ALLOSTERISM; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE;

ALLOSTERIC REGULATION; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BASE SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; RNA SPLICING; RNA, CATALYTIC; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, SELF-SPLICING; RNA, VIRAL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; THYMIDYLATE SYNTHASE; VIRAL PROTEINS;

EID: 0642367619     PISSN: 14726750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-2-21     Document Type: Article

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