Harnessing a tiny hairy beast.
With the goal of using the ciliate Tetrahymena thermophila for biotechnology applications-as a heterologous protein expression system-researchers have identified a copper-inducible and repressible promoter.
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D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology; D003300:Copper / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005821:Genetic Techniques; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D015800:Protozoan Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D016808:Tetrahymena thermophila / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
D015800:Protozoan Proteins; D003300:Copper