PhotoMorphs™: A novel light-activated reagent for controlling gene expression in zebrafish

Genesis

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 736-743

  Tomasini, Amber J ^a   Schuler, Aaron D ^b   Zebala, John A ^b,c   Mayer, Alan N ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b SuperNova Life Science   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Caged morpholino; Gene expression; Gene knockdown; Light activatable; Morpholino; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; REAGENT; RHEB PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN; CADHERIN; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TARGETING; IRRADIATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; LIGHT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DANIO RERIO; VERTEBRATA;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CADHERINS; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; LIGHT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 73249117025     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20554     Document Type: Article

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