Synthetic biology: Tools to design, build, and optimize cellular processes

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Young, Eric ^a   Alper, Hal ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; SYNTHETIC DNA;

BASE PAIRING; CELL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CODON; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME BINDING; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE LIBRARY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; NUCLEAR REPROGRAMMING; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSLATION REGULATION; BIOENGINEERING; CELLULAR, SUBCELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; CYTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BIOENGINEERING; CELL PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESSES; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 77951925139     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/130781     Document Type: Review

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