Protein expression from synthetic genes: Selection of clones using GFP

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 223-230

  Denis Quanquin, Sandrine ^a   Lamouroux, Lucille ^a   Lougarre, Andrée ^a   Mahéo, Sabrina ^a   Saves, Isabelle ^a   Paquereau, Laurent ^a   Demange, Pascal ^a   Fournier, Didier ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE PHARMACOLOGIE ET DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

Author keywords

Expression; GFP; Mutation; Synthetic gene

Indexed keywords

CLONING; DNA; NUCLEOTIDES; OPTIMIZATION; PROTEINS;

GFP; MUTATION; PROTEIN PRODUCTION; SYNTHETIC GENES;

GENE EXPRESSION;

NUCLEOTIDE; SYNTHETIC DNA;

ARTICLE; CLONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SYNTHESIS; GENETIC SELECTION; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE;

CLONE CELLS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 34548382206     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.725     Document Type: Article

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