A double-reporter splicing assay for determining splicing efficiency in mammalian cells

Nature Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 1022-1028

  Nasim, Md Talat ^a   Eperon, Ian C ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; RNA SPLICING;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; EPITHELIAL CELLS; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MAMMALS; RNA SPLICE SITES;

EID: 34548707119     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2006.148     Document Type: Article

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