PCR amplification of murine immunoglobulin germline V genes: Strategies for minimization of recombination artefacts

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 395-405

  Zylstra, Paula ^a   Rothenfluh, Harald S ^b   Weiller, Georg F ^c   Blanden, Robert V ^b   Steele, Edward J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b Biology and Environment   (Australia)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artefact; Immunoglobulin variable gene; PCR; Recombination

Indexed keywords

DNA POLYMERASE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; EMBRYO; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GERM LINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; FEMALE; GENES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MULTIGENE FAMILY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0031727088     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.1998.00772.x     Document Type: Article

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