Engineering of genetic control tools in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 using rational design techniques

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 216, Issue , 2015, Pages 36-46

  Albers, Stevan C ^a   Gallegos, Victor A ^a,b   Peebles, Christie A M ^a,b  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanobacteria; Metabolic engineering; Metabolic tool development; Rational design; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES; METABOLISM;

CHEMICAL INDUCTION; CONTROL ELEMENTS; CYANOBACTERIA; INDUCIBLE PROMOTER; RATIONAL DESIGN; SYNECHOCYSTIS SP. PCC 6803; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TOOL DEVELOPMENT;

METABOLIC ENGINEERING;

NUCLEOTIDE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENZYME SUBUNIT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE REPRESSION; GENETIC REGULATION; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPERATOR GENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SYNECHOCYSTIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; LIGHT; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENETIC ENGINEERING; LIGHT; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SYNECHOCYSTIS;

EID: 84944755171     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2015.09.042     Document Type: Article

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