Blocking the ends of transforming DNA enhances gene targeting in Dictyostelium

Gene

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 33-41

  Shah Mahoney, Nalini ^a   Hampton, Tracy ^a   Vidaver, Regina ^a   Ratner, David ^a  

^a AMHERST COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dideoxynucleotides; Gene replacement; Positive negative selection; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPRESSION VECTOR; GENE DISRUPTION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOCUS; GENE TARGETING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCODINA;

ANIMALS; DICTYOSTELIUM; DNA; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC VECTORS; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030716305     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00487-3     Document Type: Article

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