Randomized BioBrick assembly: A novel DNA assembly method for randomizing and optimizing genetic circuits and metabolic pathways

ACS Synthetic Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 506-518

  Sleight, Sean C ^a   Sauro, Herbert M ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

BioBricks; combinatorial; DNA assembly; genetic circuits; randomized; synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; LYCOPENE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CLONE; DNA DETERMINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RIBOSOME;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CAROTENOIDS; GENE REGULATORY NETWORKS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RIBOSOMES; ROSANILINE DYES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TERMINATOR REGIONS, GENETIC;

EID: 84884658678     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21615063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/sb4000542     Document Type: Article

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