Improved expression of novel red- and green-emitting luciferases of Phrixothrix railroad worms in mammalian cells

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 948-951

  Nakajima, Yoshihiro ^a   Kimura, Takuma ^a   Suzuki, Chie ^a,b   Ohmiya, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b TOYO B Net Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Red and green emitting luciferases; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

CELL EXTRACT; LUCIFERASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; COCKROACH; COLOR; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; LUMINESCENCE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CELL EXTRACTS; COCKROACHES; COLOR; GENE EXPRESSION; LUCIFERASES; LUMINESCENCE; MICE; NIH 3T3 CELLS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; PHENGODIDAE; PHRIXOTHRIX;

EID: 4544366731     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.68.948     Document Type: Article

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