Controlled expression of tagged proteins in Drosophila using new modular P-element vector system

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 262, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 916-920

  Schotta, G ^a   Reuter, G ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Heterochromatin; P element vector; Protein tagging; Su(var)3 9

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PROTEIN; RESTRICTION ENDONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CLONING VECTOR; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HETEROCHROMATIN; MARKER GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RESTRICTION SITE; SEQUENCE TAGGED SITE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0033959743     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008659     Document Type: Article

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