Conditional protein stabilization via the small molecules Shld-1 and rapamycin increases the signal-to-noise ratio with tet-inducible gene expression

BioTechniques

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-50

  Almogy, Gal ^a   Nolan, Garry P ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; RAPAMYCIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VIVO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALS; DOXYCYCLINE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MICE; MORPHOLINES; NIH 3T3 CELLS; PROTEIN STABILITY; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; RESPONSE ELEMENTS; SIROLIMUS; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 59149104140     PISSN: 07366205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2144/000113030     Document Type: Article

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