Synthetic Core Promoters as Universal Parts for Fine-Tuning Expression in Different Yeast Species

ACS Synthetic Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 471-484

  Portela, Rui M C ^a   Vogl, Thomas ^b,c   Kniely, Claudia ^b   Fischer, Jasmin E ^b   Oliveira, Rui ^a   Glieder, Anton ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

computational design; core promoter; promoter library; synthetic biology; transcriptional fine tuning; yeast

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE II; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; FUNGAL PROTEIN;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGAL GENOME; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; KOMAGATAELLA PASTORIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; START CODON; TATA BOX; YEAST CELL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PICHIA; PROCEDURES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PICHIA; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 85018511748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21615063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.6b00178     Document Type: Article

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