GUS At Biology Glossary

What is it? An abbreviation for Beta-glucuronidase (encoded by the uidA gene). Commonly used for constructing operon or gene fusions in organisms with high endogenous Beta-galactosidase activity. A variety of analogs exist that make it easy to detect GUS expression on solid medium and to assay the activity of the enzyme in cells.

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