A useful strategy to construct DNA polymerases with different properties by using genetic resources from environmental DNA

Genes and Genetic Systems

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-13

  Matsukawa, Hiroaki ^a   Yamagami, Takeshi ^a   Kawarabayasi, Yutaka ^b   Miyashita, Yukiko ^c   Takahashi, Masaaki ^c   Ishino, Yoshizumi ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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

^c Precision System Science Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Archaea; DNA polymerase; Metagenomics; PCR; Protein engineering

Indexed keywords

2',3' DIDEOXYADENOSINE; DEOXYRIBONUCLEOSIDE TRIPHOSPHATE; DNA; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DNA POLYMERASE; PLASMID DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL LABELING; CHIMERA; DNA METABOLISM; DNA REPAIR; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRAND; DNA SYNTHESIS; DNA TEMPLATE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENOME; JAPAN; METAGENOMICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; SOIL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL GENE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; THERMOSTABILITY;

ARCHAEAL PROTEINS; DNA; DNA POLYMERASE I; GENETIC ENGINEERING; PYROCOCCUS FURIOSUS; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 65949087015     PISSN: 13417568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1266/ggs.84.3     Document Type: Article

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