Faithful expression of the Myf-5 gene during mouse myogenesis requires distant control regions: A transgene approach using yeast artificial chromosomes

Developmental Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 172-180

  Zweigerdt, Robert ^a   Braun, Thomas ^a   Arnold, Hans Henning ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene control; Myf 5 transcription; Myogenesis; Yeast artificial chromosomes

Indexed keywords

DNA; HELIX LOOP HELIX PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHIMERA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MESENCHYME; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0031444097     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1997.8759     Document Type: Article

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