Real-time fluorescence tracking of dynamic transgene variegation in stem cells

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 810-817

  Ramunas, John ^a   Montgomery, Heather J ^a   Kelly, Liam ^a   Sukonnik, Tanya ^b   Ellis, James ^b,c   Jervis, Eric J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; DNA; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; RETROVIRUS VECTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA METHYLATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE SILENCING; GENE SWITCHING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INHERITANCE; INHIBITION KINETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; POSITION EFFECT VARIEGATION; TRANSGENE;

ANIMALS; AZACITIDINE; CELL LINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RETROVIRIDAE;

EID: 33947261036     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: 15250024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.mt.6300073     Document Type: Article

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