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Maximizing gene expression

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OSTI ID:6074227
The cornerstone of the new biotechnology industry is the ability to construct organisms which, when cultured, will produce large quantities of desired proteins. Each chapter of Maximising Gene Expression discusses a particular question related to the overall series of events which leads to obtaining large amounts of protein. Topics include the control of plasmid replication and stable inheritance in E. Coli and yeast; the initiation of mRNA synthesis; the determinants of mRNA stability; the control of the translation initiation process; what is known about protein degradation. Contents: E. Coli promoters. Yeast promoters. Protein coding genes of higher eukarayotes. The instability of messenger RNA in bacteria. Replication control of the ColE1-type plasmids. Copy number and stability of yeast plasmids. Translational initiation. Biased codon usage. The selective degradation of abnormal proteins in bacteria. Detection of proteins produced by recombinant DNA techniques. Mechanism and practice.
OSTI ID:
6074227
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English