Restricted β-galactosidase expression of a hygromycin-lacZ gene targeted to the β-actin locus and embryonic lethality of β-actin mutant mice

Transgenic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 95-103

  Shawlot, William ^a   Deng, Jian Min ^a   Fohn, Laurel E ^a   Behringer, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

galactosidase; Alternative splicing; Gene targeting; Gene trap; Knock in

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; GENE FUSION; GENE TRAP; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; PROMOTER REGION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ACTINS; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; CELLS, CULTURED; CINNAMATES; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE TARGETING; GENES; GENES, REPORTER; HYGROMYCIN B; LAC OPERON; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECOMBINANT FUSION PROTEINS; STEM CELLS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

RODENTIA;

EID: 7144227259     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008816308171     Document Type: Article

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