Generation of Fusion Genes Carrying Drug Resistance, Green Fluorescent Protein, and Herpes Simplex Virus Thymidine Kinase Genes in a Single Cistron

Molecules and Cells

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 192-197

  Oh, Seung Chul ^a   Nam, Seon Young ^a   Kwon, Hee Choong ^b   Kim, Chang Min ^b   Seo, Jeong Sun ^c   Seong, Rho Hyun ^d   Jang, Young Ju ^e   Chung, Yong Hoon ^a   Chung, Hee Yong ^a  

^a Hanyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Cancer Center Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Macrogen Inc   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^e Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Reporter; Retroviral Vector; Triple Fusion Genes

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; GANCICLOVIR; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; HYGROMYCIN B; PHOTOPROTEIN; PUROMYCIN; RECOMBINANT DNA; THYMIDINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DRUG RESISTANCE; ENZYMOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GENE; GENE FUSION; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; METABOLISM; REPORTER GENE; RETROVIRUS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; ARTIFICIAL GENE FUSION; CELL LINE; DNA, RECOMBINANT; DRUG RESISTANCE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; GANCICLOVIR; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; HYGROMYCIN B; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PUROMYCIN; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; RETROVIRIDAE; SIMPLEXVIRUS; THYMIDINE KINASE;

EID: 0035972152     PISSN: 10168478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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