Recommended method for chromosome exploitation: RMCE-based cassette-exchange systems in animal cell biotechnology

Cytotechnology

Volumn 50, Issue 1-3, 2006, Pages 93-108

  Oumard, André ^a   Qiao, Junhua ^a   Jostock, Thomas ^b   Li, Jiandong ^b   Bode, Juergen ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cassette exchange; Flexing; Floxing; Flrting; Froxing; RMCE; Site specific recombinase; Tissue engineering

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; EUKARYOTIC CELL; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RECOMBINASE MEDIATED CASSETTE EXCHANGE; REVIEW; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 33747360766     PISSN: 09209069     EISSN: 15730778     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10616-006-6550-0     Document Type: Review

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