Direct observation of nucleocytoplasmic transport by microinjection of GFP-tagged proteins in living cells

BioTechniques

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 350-355

  Rosorius, O ^a   Heger, P ^a   Stelz, G ^a   Hirschmann, N ^a   Hauber, J ^a   Stauber, Roland H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

CHIMERIC PROTEIN; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CYTOPLASM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PURIFICATION;

EID: 0032782626     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/99272rr02     Document Type: Article

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