Screening of promoters from metagenomic DNA and their use for the construction of expression vectors

Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1634-1640

  Han, Sang Soo ^a   Lee, Jin Young ^b   Kim, Won Ho ^b   Shin, Hyun Jae ^c   Kim, Geun Joong ^a  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Constitutive expression; Dual reporter; Metagenome; Promoter; Trap vector

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; METAGENOMIC DNA; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE INSERTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC SCREENING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERON; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SOIL; SOLUBILIZATION;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 57849124147     PISSN: 10177825     EISSN: 17388872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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