The 3'-untranslated region of the urokinase gene enhances the expression of chimeric genes in cultured cells and correlates with specific brain expression in transgenic mice

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 704-715

  Smicun, Yoel ^a   Kopf, Eliezer ^a   Miskin, Ruth ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

3' untranslated region; Brain; Gene expression; Transgenic mouse; Urokinase type plasminogen activator

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; INSULIN; LUCIFERASE; UROKINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHIMERA; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

EID: 0032007287     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2510704.x     Document Type: Article

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