Reporter system for the detection of in vivo gene conversion: Changing colors from blue to green using GFP variants

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 115-121

  Sommer, Jeffrey R ^a   Alderson, Jon ^b,c   Laible, Goetz ^b   Petters, Robert M ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BFP; Gene conversion; GFP; Marker; Oligonucleotide; Phosphorothioated; Transfection

Indexed keywords

BFP; GENE CONVERSION; GFP; MARKER; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE; PHOSPHOROTHIOATED; TRANSFECTION;

CELLS; FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; PROTEINS;

GENES;

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHO CELL; EPISOME; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE CONVERSION; JELLYFISH; NONHUMAN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHO CELLS; CLONE CELLS; COLOR; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; GENE CONVERSION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; PLASMIDS; TRANSFECTION;

AEQUOREA VICTORIA; SCYPHOZOA;

EID: 33745683777     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:33:2:115     Document Type: Article

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