Increasing PCR fragment stability and protein yields in a cell-free system with genetically modified Escherichia coli extracts

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 26-34

  Michel Reydellet, Nathalie ^a   Woodrow, Kim ^a   Swartz, James ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA instability; Escherichia coli; Polymerase chain reaction fragments

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL FREE SYSTEM; CYTOPLASM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EVOLUTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEOMICS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIOPHAGE LAMBDA; CHLORAMPHENICOL O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE; DNA; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; EXODEOXYRIBONUCLEASE V; GENE DELETION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; PLASMIDS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RECOMBINASES;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 27544487569     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000088143     Document Type: Article

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