Mutant HbpR transcription activator isolation for 2-chlorobiphenyl via green fluorescent protein-based flow cytometry and cell sorting

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-78

  Beggah, Siham ^a   Vogne, Christelle ^a   Zenaro, Elena ^a,b   Van Der Meer, Jan Roelof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 CHLOROBIPHENYL; 2 HYDROXYBIPHENYL; AROCLOR; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HBPR PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRICLOSAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL SELECTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE SEQUENCE; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIPHENYL COMPOUNDS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MUTATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 45849125844     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2007.00008.x     Document Type: Article

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