Maternally expressed PGK-Cre transgene as a tool for early and uniform activation of the Cre site-specific recombinase

Transgenic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-112

  Lallemand, Yvan ^a,b   Luria, Victor ^b   Haffner Krausz, Rebecca ^b   Lonai, Peter ^b  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cre recombinase; Early development; Gametogenesis; Maternal expression; Unifrorm Cre activity

Indexed keywords

GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PROMOTER REGION; RECOMBINASE; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; CROSSES, GENETIC; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; INTEGRASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OOGENESIS; OVARY; PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE; PLASMIDS; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TESTIS; TRANSGENES; VIRAL PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032030846     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008868325009     Document Type: Article

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