The piggyBac element is capable of precise excision and transposition in cells and embryos of the mosquito, Anopheles gambiae

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 909-914

  Grossman, Genelle L ^a   Rafferty, Cristina S ^a   Fraser, Malcolm J ^b   Benedict, Mark Q ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae; Mos55; Mosquitoes; PiggyBac; Transformation; Transposable elements; Transposition assay

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL CELL; ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA DAMAGE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; EMBRYO; GENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; CELL LINE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; GENES, INSECT;

EID: 0033816829     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(00)00092-8     Document Type: Article

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