A genetic bistable switch utilizing nonlinear protein degradation

Journal of Biological Engineering

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Huang, Daniel ^a   Holtz, William J ^b   Maharbiz, Michel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PROTEINASE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIMERIZATION; DNA BINDING; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; GROWTH CURVE; MESOPLASMA FLORUM; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN STABILITY;

MESOPLASMA FLORUM; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 84863510248     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17541611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-1611-6-9     Document Type: Article

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