Lac operon induction in Escherichia coli: Systematic comparison of IPTG and TMG induction and influence of the transacetylase LacA

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 82-88

  Marbach, Anja ^a   Bettenbrock, Katja ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DYNAMICS OF COMPLEX TECHNICAL SYSTEMS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bimodal induction; Gratuitous inducer; Lac promoter; Single cell studies

Indexed keywords

BIMODAL INDUCTION; E. COLI; EXPRESSION SYSTEM; FLUORESCENCE LEVEL; GFP REPORTER; GRATUITOUS INDUCER; LAC OPERON; LAC PROMOTER; LACTOSE PERMEASE; MUTANT STRAIN; POPULATION HETEROGENEITY; PROMOTER INDUCTION; SINGLE CELLS; SINGLE-CELL LEVEL; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TRANSACETYLASE;

CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; SUGARS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

BACTERIAL ENZYME; CARBOHYDRATE DERIVATIVE; ISOPROPYL BETA DEXTRO 1 THIOGALACTOPYRANOSIDE; LACA TRANSACETYLASE; LACTOSE PERMEASE; METHYL 1 THIO BETA GALACTOPYRANOSIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL DENSITY; CELL HETEROGENEITY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE DELETION; GENE INDUCTION; LACTOSE OPERON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLTRANSFERASES; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL COUNT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; LAC OPERON; METHYLGALACTOSIDES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MONOSACCHARIDE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; PROTEIN ENGINEERING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SYMPORTERS; THIOGALACTOSIDES;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84855231912     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.10.009     Document Type: Article

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