Efficient removal of LoxP-flanked genes by electroporation of Cre-recombinase mRNA

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 305, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 10-15

  Van Den Plas, Dave ^a   Ponsaerts, Peter ^b   Van Tendeloo, Viggo ^b   Van Bockstaele, Dirk R ^b   Berneman, Zwi N ^b   Merregaert, Joseph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cre recombinase; Electroporation; mRNA electroporation

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINASE;

ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROPORATION; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION;

EID: 0038407623     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00669-7     Document Type: Article

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