RACE-based amplification of cDNA and expression of a luciferin-regenerating enzyme (LRE): An attempt towards persistent bioluminescent signal

Enzyme and Microbial Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 159-165

  Emamzadeh, Rahman ^a   Hosseinkhani, Saman ^a   Hemati, Rohollah ^a   Sadeghizadeh, Majid ^a  

^a TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Firefly; Imaging; Luciferase; Luciferin regenerating enzyme (LRE); Oxyluciferin

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CLONING; ENCODING (SYMBOLS); ENZYMES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SIGNAL ENCODING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; FIREFLY; LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN-REGENERATING ENZYME (LRE); OXYLUCIFERIN; RAPID AMPLIFICATION OF CDNA ENDS; RECOMBINANT ESCHERICHIA COLI; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; LUCIFERIN; LUCIFERIN REGENERATING ENZYME; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FIREFLY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; LAMPYRIS TURKESTANICUS; LUCIOLA CRUCIATA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PHOTINUS PYRALIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; LAMPYRIS TURKESTANICUS; LUCIOLA CRUCIATA; PHOTINUS PYRALIS;

EID: 77955269306     PISSN: 01410229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2010.05.008     Document Type: Article

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