Site-specific chromosomal integration in mammalian cells: Highly efficient CRE recombinase-mediated cassette exchange

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 779-785

  Feng, Yong Qing ^a   Seibler, Jost ^b   Alami, Raouf ^a   Eisen, Andrew ^a   Westerman, Karen A ^c,e   Leboulch, Philippe ^c,d,e   Fiering, Steven ^f   Bouhassira, Eric E ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e Genetix Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^f DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosomal integration; CRE Lox; Gene transfer; Recombinase; RMCE

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA INTEGRATION; ERYTHROLEUKEMIA CELL; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE TRANSFER; MAMMAL CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; TECHNIQUE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033215105     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3113     Document Type: Article

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