Site-specific integration of transgene targeting an endogenous lox-like site in early mouse embryos

Journal of Applied Genetics

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-94

  Ito, Masanori ^a,d   Yamanouchi, Keitaro ^a   Naito, Kunihiko ^a   Calos, Michele P ^b   Tojo, Hideaki ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Yamazaki College of Animal Health Technology   (Japan)

^d TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cre; Microinjection; Pseudo lox; Site specific integration; Transgenic animal

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE; CRE RECOMBINASE; INTEGRASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; C3H MOUSE; C57BL MOUSE; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETICS; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; LACTOSE OPERON; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; FEMALE; GENE TARGETING; INTEGRASES; LAC OPERON; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, INBRED ICR; PLASMIDS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79955011778     PISSN: 12341983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13353-010-0011-3     Document Type: Article

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