Appropriate expression of the mouse H19 gene utilises three or more distinct enhancer regions spread over more than 130 kb

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 91, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 365-368

  Ainscough, Justin F X ^a   Dandolo, Luisa ^b   Azim Surani, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b 24 Rue du Fbg St Jaques 75014 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Enhancer; H19; Igf2; Imprinting; L23mrp; Mouse; TNNT3; Transgene; YAC

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 7; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER REGION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENOME IMPRINTING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENE; YEAST ARTIFICIAL CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; ENHANCER ELEMENTS (GENETICS); FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, TUMOR SUPPRESSOR; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PROTEINS; RNA, UNTRANSLATED;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033994351     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00289-0     Document Type: Article

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