Hypermutation targets a green fluorescent protein-encoding transgene in the presence of immunoglobulin enhancers

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1383-1389

  Bachl, Jürgen ^a   Olsson, Carina ^a  

^a BASEL INSTITUTE FOR IMMUNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

FACS; Green fluorescent protein; Hypermutation; Reversion assay

Indexed keywords

GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; ENHANCER REGION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GENE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN VARIABLE REGION; POINT MUTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; TRANSGENE;

EID: 0032954944     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1521-4141(199904)29:04<1383::aid-immu1383>3.0.co;2-x     Document Type: Article

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