An efficient platform for genetic selection and screening of gene switches in Escherichia coli

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Muranaka, Norihito ^a   Sharma, Vandana ^a   Nomura, Yoko ^a   Yokobayashi, Yohei ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPORTER; COCARBOXYLASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TETRACYCLINE ANTIPORTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; HYBRID PROTEIN; TETA PROTEIN, BACTERIA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SWITCHING; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC SELECTION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RIBOSWITCH; RNA TRANSLATION; BACTERIAL GENE; CHEMISTRY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ANTIPORTERS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 63249090231     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkp039     Document Type: Article

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