Green fluorescent protein is superior to blue fluorescent protein as a quantitative reporter of promoter activity in E. coli

Molecular Biology Reports

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1107-1112

  Lissemore, James L ^a   Bayes, Joshua ^a   Calvey, Molly ^a   Reineke, Lucas ^a   Colagiavanni, Anne ^a   Tscheiner, Melissa ^a   Mascotti, David P ^a  

^a JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue fluorescent protein; E. coli; Green fluorescent protein; Promoter; Quantitative; Reporter gene

Indexed keywords

BLUE FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GENE PRODUCT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 63949084669     PISSN: 03014851     EISSN: 15734978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11033-008-9285-5     Document Type: Article

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