Evaluating promoter sequences for trapping and enhancer activity in the silkworm Bombyx mori

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 89-97

  Uchino, Keiro ^a   Imamura, Morikazu ^a,b   Sezutsu, Hideki ^a   Kobayashi, Isao ^a   Kojima, Katsura ^a   Kanda, Toshio ^a   Tamura, Toshiki ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AGROBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bombyx mori; Enhancer trap; Positional effect; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

BOMBYX MORI; ENHANCER TRAP; EXPRESSION PATTERNS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; POSITIONAL EFFECT; PROMOTER SEQUENCES; TRANSGENIC STRAINS; TRANSGENICS;

GENE EXPRESSION; STRAIN;

ANIMALS;

BOMBYX; BOMBYX MORI;

BOMBYX MORI;

EID: 33748527167     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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