A new system to control the barnase expression by a NifA-dependent promoter

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-16

  Ramos, Humberto J O ^a   Souza, Emanuel M ^a   Soares Ramos, Juliana R L ^a   Pedrosa, Fábio O ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Barnase; Barstar; Biological containment system; Gene regulation; LacI; Nif promoter

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; GENES; PROTEINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TOXICITY;

CELL DEATH; CELL VIABILITY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNALS;

RNA;

BARNASE; BARSTAR; PROTEIN NIFA; REGULATOR PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE REPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENHANCEMENT; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RIBONUCLEASES; SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

SINORHIZOBIUM MELILOTI;

EID: 20444467283     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2005.03.002     Document Type: Article

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