Translation enhancement by optimized downstream box sequences in Escherichia coli and Mycobacterium smegmatis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-179

  Rush, Gavin J ^a   Steyn, Lafras M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Downstream box; Translation initiation

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; PROTEINS; RNA; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

DOWNSTREAM BOX SEQUENCES; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; TRANSLATION ACTIVITY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; ELECTROPORATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS; PLASMIDS; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MYCOBACTERIUM SMEGMATIS;

EID: 17644409791     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-004-7664-0     Document Type: Article

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