Analysis of the piggyBac transposase reveals a functional nuclear targeting signal in the 94 c-terminal residues

BMC Molecular Biology

Volumn 9, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Keith, James H ^a   Fraser, Tresa S ^a   Fraser Jr , Malcolm J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER SULFATE; METALLOTHIONEIN; TRANSPOSASE; YELLOW FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; 1,5 BIS((2 (METHYLAMINO)ETHYL)AMINO) 4,8 DIHYDROXYANTHRACENE 9,10 DIONE; 1,5-BIS((2-(METHYLAMINO)ETHYL)AMINO)-4,8-DIHYDROXYANTHRACENE-9,10-DIONE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; PHOTOPROTEIN;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE DELETION; GENE INDUCTION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; INSECT CELL; INSECT GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNAL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; PREDICTION; TRANSPOSON; ACTIVE TRANSPORT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CELL CULTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EUKARYOTA;

ACTIVE TRANSPORT, CELL NUCLEUS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTHRAQUINONES; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MUTAGENESIS, SITE-DIRECTED; NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION SIGNALS; TRANSPOSASES;

EID: 51349164911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2199-9-72     Document Type: Article

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