The rrnA promoter as a tool for the improved expression of heterologous genes in cyanobacteria

Microbiological Research

Volumn 169, Issue 5-6, 2014, Pages 361-368

  Chungjatupornchai, Wipa ^a   Fa aroonsawat, Sirirat ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Green fluorescent protein (GFP); Organophosphorus hydrolase; RrnA operon; Tandem promoter; Xyanobacteria

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; FLUORESCENCE; GENE ENCODING; HYDROLASES; PROTEINS;

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS HYDROLASE; RRNA OPERON; TANDEM PROMOTERS; XYANOBACTERIA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE; PROTEIN; RNA;

ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE SIGMA 70; SIGMA FACTOR;

BIOSYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; GENETICS; MICROBIAL GENETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; ARYLDIALKYLPHOSPHATASE; DNA-DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETICS, MICROBIAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SIGMA FACTOR; SYNECHOCOCCUS;

EID: 84896530630     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2013.09.010     Document Type: Article

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