Performance of genomic bordering elements at predefined genomic loci

Molecular and Cellular Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2260-2272

  Goetze, Sandra ^a,b   Baer, Alexandra ^a,c   Winkelmann, Silke ^a   Nehlsen, Kristina ^a   Seibler, Jost ^a,d   Maass, Karin ^a   Bode, Jürgen ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c Symphogen AS   (Denmark)

^d Artemis Pharmaceuticals GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA FLANKING REGION; ELECTROPORATION; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOMICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSULATOR ELEMENT; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STUDENT T TEST;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELL LINE; CHICKENS; CHROMATIN; DNA, INTERGENIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENOME; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; MATRIX ATTACHMENT REGIONS; MICE; RECOMBINASES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EUKARYOTA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 14844342575     PISSN: 02707306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/MCB.25.6.2260-2272.2005     Document Type: Article

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