Functional and comparative analysis of two distinct ecdysteroid-responsive gene expression constructs in Drosophila S2 cells

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 451-458

  Poels, Jeroen ^a   Martinez, Alberto ^b   Suner, Marie Marthe ^b   De Loof, Arnold ^a   Dunbar, Stuart J ^b   Vanden Broeck, Jozef ^a  

^a Zoological Institute   (Belgium)

^b Jealott's Hill International Research Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drosophila Schneider 2 cells; Ecdysone receptor; Inducible expression; Minimal promoter; Reporter construct

Indexed keywords

CF1 PROTEIN, INSECT; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ECDYSONE RECEPTOR; ECDYSTERONE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; INSECT PROTEIN; LUCIFERASE; PONASTERONE A; STEROID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DROSOPHILA; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CELL LINE; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DROSOPHILA; ECDYSTERONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; HSP70 HEAT-SHOCK PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; LUCIFERASES; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RECEPTORS, STEROID; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSFECTION;

INSECTA;

EID: 1942438632     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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