Design and characterization of a dual-mode promoter with activation and repression capability for tuning gene expression in yeast

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 9514-9522

  Mazumder, Mostafizur ^a   McMillen, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CYTOCHROME C; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; ISOPROPYL THIOGALACTOSIDE; LAC REPRESSOR; MINIMAL CYTOCHROME C; PLASMID DNA; SYNTHETIC DNA; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DOWN REGULATION; GENE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GENE INTERACTION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE REGULATORY NETWORK; GENE REPRESSION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; LACTOSE OPERON; MINCYC GENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROCESS DESIGN; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; PROCESS MODEL; PROCESS MONITORING; PROCESS TECHNOLOGY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN TARGETING; REPORTER GENE; REPRESSOR GENE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STEADY STATE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UPREGULATION; YEAST;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LAC REPRESSORS; OPERATOR REGIONS, GENETIC; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84906253781     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gku651     Document Type: Article

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