Post-integration stability of piggyBac in Aedes aegypti

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 941-951

  Sethuraman, Nagaraja ^a   Fraser Jr , Malcolm J ^b   Eggleston, Paul ^c   O'Brochta, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Drosophila melanogaster; Mosquitoes; PiggyBac; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EYE COLOR; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; TRANSPOSON;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EYE COLOR; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 34547535032     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibmb.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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