National Transportation Research Center
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For the sigma N-transcription factor activator protein in prokaryotes, see NtrC
The National Transportation Research Center (NTRC) is an institution, located in Knoxville, Tennessee
, that conducts research and development aimed at increasing the efficiency and safety of transportation systems and reducing their energy utilization and effects on the environment.
It is operated as a partnership between the United States Department of Energy
, the University of Tennessee
, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
(ORNL) and is located approximately half-way between the university campus and the ORNL site in Oak Ridge
.
About two-thirds of the 83000 sq ft (7,711 m²) NTRC building contains research laboratories.
NtrC
NtrC is the name of the protein necessary for the prokaryotic regulation transcription factor sigma N to form an open complex with RNA polymerase in order to activate glnA transcription...
The National Transportation Research Center (NTRC) is an institution, located in Knoxville, Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city in the Appalachia region...
, that conducts research and development aimed at increasing the efficiency and safety of transportation systems and reducing their energy utilization and effects on the environment.
It is operated as a partnership between the United States Department of Energy
United States Department of Energy
The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material...
, the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a multiprogram science and technology national laboratory managed for the United States Department of Energy by UT-Battelle. ORNL is the DOE's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL is located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near Knoxville...
(ORNL) and is located approximately half-way between the university campus and the ORNL site in Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about west of Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 27,387 at the 2000 census...
.
About two-thirds of the 83000 sq ft (7,711 m²) NTRC building contains research laboratories.