A novel Cre/loxP system for mosaic gene expression in the Drosophila embryo

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 241, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 965-974

  Nakazawa, Naotaka ^a   Taniguchi, Kiichiro ^a   Okumura, Takashi ^a   Maeda, Reo ^a   Matsuno, Kenji ^a  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cre loxP; Drosophila; Embryogenesis; Gal4 UAS; Mosaic analysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ACTIN 5C; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CRE RECOMBINASE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GAL4; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALOXG GENE CASSETTE; AMNIOSEROSA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOGENETICS; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYONAL TISSUE; ENHANCER REGION; EPIDERMIS; FOREGUT; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HINDGUT; LOXP SITE; MALPHIGIAN TUBULE; MIDGUT; MOSAIC ANALYSIS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA; TRACHEAL SYSTEM; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM; UPSTREAM ACTIVATION SEQUENCE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DROSOPHILA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; INTEGRASES; MOSAICISM;

EID: 84859764692     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.23784     Document Type: Article

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