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Synthetic lac operator DNA is functional in vivo.

Heyneker HL and 9 others. Nature, 1976. Cited by 157 papers, by iCite.

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Title
Synthetic lac operator DNA is functional in vivo.
PubMed
Journal
Nature
PubMed
Year
1976
PubMed
Publication types
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S., Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PubMed
Citations, by iCite
157
iCite
Relative citation ratio, by iCite
3.72
iCite
Revised in PubMed
2019-06-17
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Authors10

The authors in the order PubMed's record lists them, with the ORCID iDs it states.

OrderAuthorForenameKindORCID iD
1Heyneker HLH L
2Shine JJ
3Goodman HMH M
4Boyer HWH W
5Rosenberg JJ
6Dickerson RER E
7Narang SAS A
8Itakura KK
9Lin SS
10Riggs ADA D

Source PubMed

Topics12

NLM's MeSH indexing of the paper, its major topics first.

MeSH termMajor
DNA, BacterialMajor topic
DNA, RecombinantMajor topic
Genes, RegulatorMajor topic
Genetic EngineeringMajor topic
LactoseMajor topic
Bacterial Proteins
DNA Restriction Enzymes
Enzyme Repression
Galactosidases
Operon
Plasmids
Protein Binding

Source PubMed

Cited by43

The papers in our copy of PubMed whose reference list names this one, newest first. iCite, which reads more sources, counts 157 citations.

PMIDTitleJournalYearIn PapersSource
38,750,104POSoligo software for in vitro gene synthesis.Sci Rep2024https://conductscience.org/library/papers/38750104PubMed
36,085,502Arthur D. Riggs 1939-2022.Nat Biotechnol2022https://conductscience.org/library/papers/36085502PubMed
35,478,326Standardization of regulatory nodes for engineering heterologous gene expression: a feasibility study.Microb Biotechnol2022https://conductscience.org/library/papers/35478326PubMed
33,340,315Making, Cloning, and the Expression of Human Insulin Genes in Bacteria: The Path to Humulin.Endocr Rev2021https://conductscience.org/library/papers/33340315PubMed
32,218,528Function-based high-throughput screening for antibody antagonists and agonists against G protein-coupled receptors.Commun Biol2020https://conductscience.org/library/papers/32218528PubMed
23,300,917Exponential megapriming PCR (EMP) cloning--seamless DNA insertion into any target plasmid without sequence constraints.PLoS One2012https://conductscience.org/library/papers/23300917PubMed
20,332,218Profile of Arthur D. Riggs.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A2010https://conductscience.org/library/papers/20332218PubMed
18,000,550Rapid assembly of multiple-exon cDNA directly from genomic DNA.PLoS One2007https://conductscience.org/library/papers/18000550PubMed
17,242,375Protein fabrication automation.Protein Sci2007https://conductscience.org/library/papers/17242375PubMed
16,593,514Expression of beta-galactosidase controlled by a nitrogenase promoter in stem nodules of Aeschynomene scabra.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A1984https://conductscience.org/library/papers/16593514PubMed
15,215,375Gene2Oligo: oligonucleotide design for in vitro gene synthesis.Nucleic Acids Res2004https://conductscience.org/library/papers/15215375PubMed
12,000,848DNAWorks: an automated method for designing oligonucleotides for PCR-based gene synthesis.Nucleic Acids Res2002https://conductscience.org/library/papers/12000848PubMed
9,279,398Expression of the mouse dihydrofolate reductase complementary deoxyribonucleic acid in simian virus 40 vectors.Mol Cell Biol1981https://conductscience.org/library/papers/9279398PubMed
7,041,119Segment-specific mutagenesis: extensive mutagenesis of a lac promoter/operator element.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A1982https://conductscience.org/library/papers/7041119PubMed
6,750,604Sequences of the Escherichia coli dnaG primase gene and regulation of its expression.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A1982https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6750604PubMed
6,390,428Regulation of ribosomal RNA promoters with a synthetic lac operator.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A1984https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6390428PubMed
6,337,371The tac promoter: a functional hybrid derived from the trp and lac promoters.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A1983https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6337371PubMed
6,336,738Nitrogen fixation by Klebsiella pneumoniae is inhibited by certain multicopy hybrid nif plasmids.J Bacteriol1983https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6336738PubMed
6,327,616D-ribose metabolism in Escherichia coli K-12: genetics, regulation, and transport.J Bacteriol1984https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6327616PubMed
6,278,439Overlapping genes at the DNA primase locus of the large plasmid ColI.Nucleic Acids Res1982https://conductscience.org/library/papers/6278439PubMed

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LCT3,938PubTator's text mininghttps://conductscience.org/library/genes/3938

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