The utilization of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae HUG1P-GFP promoter-reporter construct for the selective detection of DNA damage

Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis

Volumn 633, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-34

  Benton, Michael G ^a   Glasser, Nathaniel R ^a   Palecek, Sean P ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA damage; DNA repair; Genotoxicity; GFP; HUG1; Mutagenesis; Promoter; Reporter; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; DNA TOPOISOMERASE INHIBITOR; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; OXIDIZING AGENT;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CELL STRESS; DNA DAMAGE; FUNGAL GENE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENOTOXICITY; HEAT SHOCK; HUG1P GENE; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; DNA DAMAGE; DNA, FUNGAL; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; MUTAGENS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 34447631687     PISSN: 13835718     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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