Drug-Responsive Regulation and Comparison of Engineered Transcription Factors Containing Different Activation Domains

The pursuit of effective tools for probing biological systems has led to a growing interest in approaches that offer both rapid, reversible, and accurate methods. Specifically, the ability to perturb the function of specific proteins with precision is highly sought after, as it contributes significa...

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Main Author: Amirina-Nave, Najmia Chakri (ALM, Harvard University, 2024) (Author)
Corporate Author: Harvard University Continuing Education Division
Format: Thesis Book
Language:English
Series:Collections of the Harvard University Archives Theses.
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VPR
p65
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