A tetracycline-inducible gene expression system in Entamoeba histolytica

Molecular and Biochemical Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-100

  Ramakrishnan, Girija ^a   Vines, Richard R ^a   Mann, Barbara J ^a   Petri Jr , William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entamoeba histolytica; hygromycin; inducible promoter; tetR; tetracycline

Indexed keywords

HYGROMYCIN; NEOMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CINNAMATES; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENTAMOEBA HISTOLYTICA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PROTOZOAN; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; HYGROMYCIN B; LUCIFERASES; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0031054067     PISSN: 01666851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-6851(96)02784-3     Document Type: Article

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