Human smooth muscle α-actin promoter drives Cre recombinase expression in the cranial suture in addition to smooth muscle cell

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1103-1106

  Maruyama, Takamitsu ^a   Hatakeyama, Shinya ^a   Miwa, Takeshi ^b   Nishimori, Katsuhiko ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cre recombinase; Cre loxp system; Smooth muscle actin

Indexed keywords

CELLS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MUSCLE; PROTEINS; RATS;

CRE RECOMBINASE; LOXP SYSTEMS; MUSCLE CELLS; SMOOTH MUSCLES ACTIN;

GENE EXPRESSION;

ACTIN; CRE RECOMBINASE; INTEGRASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CRANIAL SUTURE; EMBRYO; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CRANIAL SUTURES; EMBRYO; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INTEGRASES; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCARDIUM; PREGNANCY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS);

MUS;

EID: 34247469872     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.70043     Document Type: Article

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