A transcriptional enhancer of the glutamine synthetase gene that is selective for retinal Müller glial cells

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 169-183

  Li, Yi Chen ^a   Beard, David ^a   Hayes, Scott ^a   Young, Anthony P ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

electroporation; glia; glial selective enhancer; Glutamine synthetase; M ller cell; transient gene expression

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; GLUTAMATE AMMONIA LIGASE; VIRUS FUSION PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHICKEN; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPORATION; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYMOLOGY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GLIA; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; RETINA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHICKENS; ELECTROPORATION; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GLUTAMATE-AMMONIA LIGASE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RETINA; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VIRAL FUSION PROTEINS;

EID: 0029451702     PISSN: 08958696     EISSN: 15591166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02736763     Document Type: Article

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