Fine-tuning gene networks using simple sequence repeats

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 109, Issue 42, 2012, Pages 16817-16822

  Egbert, Robert G ^a   Klavins, Eric ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolvability; Gene network optimization; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FINE TUNING GENE NETWORK; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MUTAGENESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

DIRECTED MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MICROSATELLITE REPEATS; MUTATION RATE;

EID: 84867631962     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1205693109     Document Type: Article

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