Delayed and restricted expression of UAS-regulated GFP gene in early transgenic zebrafish embryos by using the GAL4/UAS system

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-7

  Zhan, Huiqing ^a   Gong, Zhiyuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

GAL4; GFP; Hsp70; UAS; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BINARY SYSTEMS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EFFECTOR GENES; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; HEAT-SHOCK; MESSENGER RNA; POST-FERTILIZATION; PROTEIN GENES; RECOVERY TIME; TRANSGENE EXPRESSION; TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH EMBRYOS;

HISTOLOGY; PROTEINS; RNA;

GENE EXPRESSION;

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; GAL4 PROTEIN, ZEBRAFISH; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ZEBRAFISH PROTEIN;

CYPRINID; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EMBRYO; GENE EXPRESSION; HYBRIDIZATION; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 76149133634     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-009-9217-y     Document Type: Article

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