A bacteria colony-based screen for optimal linker combinations in genetically encoded biosensors

BMC Biotechnology

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Ibraheem, Andreas ^a   Yap, Hongkin ^a,b   Ding, Yidan ^a   Campbell, Robert E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTES; BINDING DOMAIN; CONFORMATIONAL CHANGE; DOMAIN LIBRARIES; EMISSION RATIO; FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HISTONE H3; LIBRARY SCREENING; LIVING CELL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION ELEMENT; PHAGE-DISPLAY; RATIOMETRIC; RATIOMETRIC CHANGES; RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; TRIMETHYLATION;

ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; ENERGY TRANSFER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENT SCREENS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; OPTIMIZATION; VISUALIZATION;

BIOSENSORS;

HISTONE; LYSINE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM COLONY; BIOSENSOR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; NONHUMAN; PHAGE DISPLAY; TECHNOLOGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR LIBRARY; MOLECULAR PROBE; MOUSE; PEPTIDE LIBRARY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER; FLUORESCENT DYES; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; HISTONES; LYSINE; METHYLATION; MICE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; MOLECULAR PROBES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDE LIBRARY; SMALL MOLECULE LIBRARIES;

EID: 81055138866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6750-11-105     Document Type: Article

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