Thermogenetic tools to monitor temperature-dependent gene expression in bacteria

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 55-63

  Klinkert, Birgit ^a   Cimdins, Annika ^a   Gaubig, Lena C ^a   Roßmanith, Johanna ^a   Aschke Sonnenborn, Ursula ^a   Narberhaus, Franz ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cold shock; Heat shock; HtrA; Protease; RNA thermometer; Translational regulation

Indexed keywords

COLD SHOCK; HEAT-SHOCK; HTRA; PROTEASE; TRANSLATIONAL REGULATION;

BACTERIA; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; MAMMALS; THERMOMETERS;

RNA;

BACTERIAL RNA; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BINDING SITE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROCESSING; RIBOSOME BINDING SITE; RNA STRUCTURE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMOGENETIC TOOL; THERMOMETER; THERMOSTABILITY;

BACTERIAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, REPORTER; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HEAT-SHOCK RESPONSE; LAC OPERON; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PLASMIDS; RNA; SALMONELLA; TEMPERATURE;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; SALMONELLA;

EID: 84862156384     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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