Pluripotentiality and conditional transgene regulation in human embryonic stem cells expressing insulated tetracycline-ON transactivator

Stem Cells

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2559-2566

  Vieyra, Diego S ^a   Goodell, Margaret A ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Conditional expression; Human embryonic stem cells; Insulated lentivector; Pluripotency; Tetracycline ON transactivator

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC MANIPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; KARYOTYPE; LENTIVIRINAE; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL; TRANSGENE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CARRIER PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; DOXYCYCLINE; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; HUMANS; INSULATOR ELEMENTS; LENTIVIRUS; LUCIFERASES, FIREFLY; PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS; TERATOMA; TRANS-ACTIVATION (GENETICS); TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 35348911307     PISSN: 10665099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/stemcells.2007-0248     Document Type: Article

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