A novel cold-inducible expression system for Bacillus subtilis

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 264-269

  Thuy Le, Ai Thi ^a   Schumann, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amylase; Cold shock; Des promoter; htpG; lacZ; Penicillin binding protein

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; BACTERIAL DNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GENE; BIOSYNTHESIS; COLD; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; LACTOSE OPERON; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; COLD; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; LAC OPERON; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OPERON; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

BACILLUS SUBTILIS;

EID: 33947367749     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2006.12.023     Document Type: Article

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