Functional mining of transporters using synthetic selections

Nature Chemical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1015-1022

  Genee, Hans J ^a,b   Bali, Anne P ^a,b   Petersen, Søren D ^a   Siedler, Solvej ^a   Bonde, Mads T ^a   Gronenberg, Luisa S ^b   Kristensen, Mette ^a   Harrison, Scott J ^a   Sommer, Morten O A ^a  

^a Chalmers University of Technology   (Denmark)

^b Biosyntia ApS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCARBOXYLASE; THIAMINE; XANTHINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; LIGAND; XANTHINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BIOSENSOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC SELECTION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; INTESTINE; METAGENOME; MINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC PROCEDURES; INTESTINE FLORA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BACTERIA; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; GASTROINTESTINAL MICROBIOME; HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING ASSAYS; LIGANDS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; METAGENOME; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; THIAMINE PYROPHOSPHATE; XANTHINES;

EID: 84989865639     PISSN: 15524450     EISSN: 15524469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchembio.2189     Document Type: Article

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