High-level gene expression in Aedes albopictus cells using a baculovirus Hr3 enhancer and IE1 transactivator

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2004, Pages

  Gray, Christine E ^a   Coates, Craig J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN IEI; TRANSPOSASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS VECTOR; ACTIN; LUCIFERASE; POLYUBIQUITIN;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BACULOVIRUS EXPRESSION SYSTEM; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; HETEROLOGOUS EXPRESSION; INSECT CELL; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; REPORTER GENE; TRANSPOSON; AEDES; ANIMAL; BACULOVIRUS; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER REGION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; IMMEDIATE EARLY GENE; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; DENGUE FEVER VIRUS; INSECTA;

ACTINS; AEDES; ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; CELLS, CULTURED; DROSOPHILA; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, IMMEDIATE-EARLY; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; LUCIFERASES; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PLASMIDS; POLYUBIQUITIN; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSFECTION; TRANSGENES;

EID: 26444537106     PISSN: 14712199     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-5-8     Document Type: Article

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