A ribosomal DNA promoter replacing the promoter of a telomeric VSG gene expression site can be efficiently switched on and off in T. brucei

Cell

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 547-553

  Rudenko, Gloria ^a   Blundell, Patricia A ^a   Dirks Mulder, Anita ^a   Kieft, Rudo ^a   Borst, Piet ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIBOSOME DNA; VARIANT SURFACE GLYCOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFECTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

EID: 0028809565     PISSN: 00928674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90094-2     Document Type: Article

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