Promoters and uses thereof

Singh, Seema; Varman, Arul Mozhy

Promoters and uses thereof

Patent · 24 August 2021

OSTI ID:1840371

Singh, Seema; Varman, Arul Mozhy

The present invention relates to synthetic promoters, as well as expression cassettes, and recombinant scaffolds, and methods thereof. In particular embodiments, the synthetic promoter is inducible by one or more chemical compounds present during lignin depolymerization.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

DOE Contract Number:: NA0003525

Assignee:: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC (Albuquerque, NM)

Patent Number(s):: 11,098,306

Application Number:: 16/711,146

OSTI ID:: 1840371

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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