Team:Warwick/Parts/Aptazyme

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<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/P2a"> P2A </a> </li>
<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/P2a"> P2A </a> </li>
<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/MS2"> MS2 </a> </li>
<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/MS2"> MS2 </a> </li>
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<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/3promoter"> PROMOTERS </a> </li>
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<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/3promoter"> RNA PROMOTERS </a> </li>
<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/Testing"> TESTING MODULES </a> </li>
<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/Testing"> TESTING MODULES </a> </li>
<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/bb"> EXISTING BIOBRICK </a> </li>
<li> <a href = "/Team:Warwick/Parts/bb"> EXISTING BIOBRICK </a> </li>

Revision as of 00:48, 18 October 2014

APTAZYME



This is an RNA enzyme which self- cleaves in the presence of theophylline. Theophylline is not endogenous to mammalian cells hence acts as a selective “off-switch” in an instance such as, Hepatitis C infection or tumour formation which is exacerbated by lack of DPP-IV.



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