Modulating ectopic gene expression levels by using retroviral vectors equipped with synthetic promoters

Systems and Synthetic Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 131-138

  Ferreira, Joshua P ^a   Peacock, Ryan W S ^a   Lawhorn, Ingrid E B ^a   Wang, Clifford L ^a  

^a Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

Mammalian expression systems; Retroviral vectors; Synthetic promoters

Indexed keywords

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 5; MAMMALIA;

EID: 83055184071     PISSN: 18725325     EISSN: 18725333     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11693-011-9089-0     Document Type: Article

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