Establishment of a tetracycline-off system using a piggyBac-based vector as a gene functional analysis tool for the temporal targeting of gene expression

Journal of Insect Biotechnology and Sericology

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 159-166

  Hara, Kimiko ^a   Kuwayama, Hisashi ^a   Yaginuma, Toshinobu ^a   Niimi, Teruyuki ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Gene function analysis; Heat shock protein 70 promoter; PiggyBac; Tetracycline off system

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE-FUNCTION ANALYSIS; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN 70; PIGGYBAC; TETRACYCLINE-OFF SYSTEM;

BINARY SEQUENCES; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; PROTEINS; VECTORS;

GENE EXPRESSION;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA;

BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; BIOLOGICAL PROPERTY; GENETIC MODIFICATION;

EID: 57049120501     PISSN: 13468073     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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