Glucocorticoid-inducible gene expression vectors for use in Drosophila melanogaster Schneider 2 cells

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-211

  Poels, J ^a   Martinez, A ^b   Suner, M M ^b   De Loof, A ^a   Dunbar, S J ^b   Vanden Broeck, J ^a  

^a B 3000 Leuven   (Belgium)

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

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Drosophila Schneider 2 cells; Inducible expression; Minimal promoter

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID; LUCIFERASE; PRIMER DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LUCIFERASES; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA; MELANOGASTER; VECTORS;

EID: 1942504734     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0962-1075.2004.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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