Genetic engineering of the green alga Chlorella zofingiensis: A modified norflurazon-resistant phytoene desaturase gene as a dominant selectable marker

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5069-5079

  Liu, Jin ^a,b,g   Sun, Zheng ^c   Gerken, Henri ^d   Huang, Junchao ^e   Jiang, Yue ^f   Chen, Feng ^a,g  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c SHANGHAI OCEAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e KUNMING INSTITUTE OF BOTANY   (China)

^f JIANGNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^g CAMPUS FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL ENTERPRISE CREATE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Astaxanthin; Chlorella zofingiensis; Genetic engineering; Norflurazon; Phytoene desaturase; Transformation

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; EFFICIENCY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GALLIUM ALLOYS; GENETIC ENGINEERING;

ASTAXANTHIN; CHLORELLA ZOFINGIENSIS; NORFLURAZON; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; TRANSFORMATION;

GENES;

ASTAXANTHIN; ENZYME; LEUCINE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NORFLURAZON; OXYGENASE; PHENYLALANINE; PHYTOENE DESATURASE; RIBULOSEBISPHOSPHATE CARBOXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ALGAL DNA; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PHYTOENE DEHYDROGENASE; PYRIDAZINE DERIVATIVE; XANTHOPHYLL;

BIOMARKER; COMMERCIAL SPECIES; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREEN ALGA; TRANSFORMATION;

ALGAL GENETICS; ALGAL GROWTH; ARTICLE; BIOLISTIC TRANSFORMATION; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHLORELLA ZOFINGIENSIS; ELECTROPORATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GREEN ALGA; HERBICIDE RESISTANCE; INTRON; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENE; CHEMISTRY; CHLORELLA; DNA SEQUENCE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PROCEDURES;

'CHLORELLA' ZOFINGIENSIS; ALGAE; CHLOROPHYTA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CHLORELLA; DNA, ALGAL; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PYRIDAZINES; SELECTION, GENETIC; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; XANTHOPHYLLS;

EID: 84901652414     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5593-y     Document Type: Article

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