Directed evolution of the transcription factor XylS for development of improved expression systems

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 38-47

  Aune, Trond Erik Vee ^a   Bakke, Ingrid ^a   Drabløs, Finn ^a   Lale, Rahmi ^a   Brautaset, Trygve ^b   Valla, Svein ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAMASE; MUTANT PROTEIN; MUTANT PROTEIN STEP 13; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR XYLS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HOST CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; AMPICILLIN RESISTANCE; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; BETA-LACTAMASES; DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MUTAGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 77953606369     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-7915.2009.00126.x     Document Type: Article

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