Excision of an integrated provirus by the action of FLP recombinase

In Vitro Cellular and Developmental Biology - Animal

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 825-830

  Schübeler, Dirk ^a   Mielke, Christian ^a   Bode, Jürgen ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell factories; Expression systems; Genome engineering; MPSV; Production cell lines; Retroviral vectors; Reverse genetics; Site specific recombination; Transcriptional efficiency; Transgene insertion

Indexed keywords

RECOMBINASE; VIRUS VECTOR;

ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; LONG TERMINAL REPEAT; NONHUMAN; PROVIRUS; RETROVIRUS; TRANSGENE; VIRUS GENOME;

UNIDENTIFIED RETROVIRUS;

EID: 0040411236     PISSN: 10712690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11626-997-0163-6     Document Type: Article

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