Plasmids 101: The Promoter Region – Let's Go!
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... trying to pick your perfect promoter!
Eukaryotic Promoters
Promoter
Primarily used for
RNA ....
In practice, the term "promoter" describes the combination of the promoter (RNA polymerase binding site...recognize and bind to specific promoter elements. This means that the promoter present in your plasmid backbone...RNAP II promoter, whereas small RNAs (such as shRNA) are transcribed from the RNAP III promoters. This ...post on viral vector parts.
Promoter specificity
Aside from choosing a promoter based on type of RNA transcript...cell types or organisms, promoters must be similarly variable. Bacterial promoters only work in prokaryotic...require unique promoters and there is very little crossover. Generally speaking, promoters in bacteria are...