A reporter gene imaging system for monitoring microrna biogenesis

Nature Protocols

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1663-1669

  Ko, Hae Young ^a   Hwang, Do Won ^a   Lee, Dong Soo ^a,b   Kim, Soonhag ^c  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Asan Institute for Life Sciences   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUCIFERASE; MICRORNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NUDE MOUSE; REPORTER GENE;

ANIMALS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; LUCIFERASES; MALE; MICE; MICE, NUDE; MICRORNAS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; NEUROGENESIS; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 75549091166     PISSN: 17542189     EISSN: 17502799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nprot.2009.119     Document Type: Article

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