A high-throughput, quantitative cell-based screen for efficient tailoring of RNA device activity

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 40, Issue 20, 2012, Pages

  Liang, Joe C ^a   Chang, Andrew L ^b   Kennedy, Andrew B ^c   Smolke, Christina D ^a,c  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE CONTROL; GENETIC REGULATION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RNA CONTROL DEVICE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

COLOR; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, REPORTER; KINETICS; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA, CATALYTIC;

EID: 84869070585     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gks636     Document Type: Article

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