Effects of the negative control region on expression from retroviral LTR

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 438-440

  Wang, Lijun ^a   Haas, Dennis ^a   Halene, Stephanie ^a   Kohn, Donald B ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETROVIRUS VECTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NFAT;

BINDING SITE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; EMBRYO CELL; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENE TRANSFER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL; LETTER; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RECIPIENT; RETROVIRUS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SPLEEN FOCUS FORMING VIRUS; STEM CELL;

SPLEEN FOCUS-FORMING VIRUS; UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0038366304     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-0016(03)00035-2     Document Type: Letter

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