Regulatory elements of Xenopus col2a1 drive cartilaginous gene expression in transgenic frogs

International Journal of Developmental Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 141-150

  Kerney, Ryan ^a   Hall, Brian K ^a   Hanken, James ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chondrocyte; col2a1; Meganuclease; Sox9; Xenopus

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 2ALPHA1; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEVELOPMENT; CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; ENHANCER REGION; FEMALE; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRAIT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTRON; LARVAL STAGE; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; TADPOLE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; XENOPUS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CARTILAGE; CHONDROCYTES; COLLAGEN TYPE II; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES, TYPE II SITE-SPECIFIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; REGULATORY SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; RNA PROBES; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; TRANSGENES; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANURA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 74249120858     PISSN: 02146282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1387/ijdb.092848rk     Document Type: Article

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