Development of highly-sensitive microbial biosensors by mutation of the nahR regulatory gene

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 246-250

  Shin, Hae Ja ^a  

^a Dongseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Highly sensitive biosensors; Mutagenesis; NahR

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL ELEMENTS; FIREFLY LUCIFERASE; HIGHLY-SENSITIVE BIOSENSORS; MICROBIAL BIOSENSOR; MULTIMERIZATION; NAHR; RATIONAL DESIGN; REGULATORY GENES; REPORTER GENE; SINGLE MUTANT; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL REGULATOR; WILD TYPES;

BIOLUMINESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; MUTAGENESIS; NAPHTHALENE; PHOSPHORESCENCE; TOXICITY;

BIOSENSORS;

LUCIFERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSENSOR; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FIREFLY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; REGULATOR GENE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NAPHTHALENES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SALICYLATES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 78650231705     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2010.09.936     Document Type: Article

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