Expression of Cre recombinase as a reporter of signal transduction in mammalian cells

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 835-844

  Mattheakis, Larry C ^a   Olivan, Susan E ^a   Dias, Jennifer M ^a,b   Northrop, Jeffrey P ^a  

^a AFFYMAX RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cre recombinase; High throughput screening; IoxP; Reporter cell assay

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CELL NUCLEUS RECEPTOR; CYCLIC ADENINE MONOPHOSPHATE; DNA RECOMBINATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUSION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033231033     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-5521(99)80130-6     Document Type: Article

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