An embryonic stem cell-based system for rapid analysis of transcriptional enhancers

Genesis

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 443-450

  Tsanov, Kaloyan M ^a,b   Nishi, Yuichi ^a   Peterson, Kevin A ^a   Liu, Jing ^a,c   Baetscher, Manfred ^b,c   McMahon, Andrew P ^a,b,c  

^a Harvard University   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD STEM CELL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Embryonic stem cells; Enhancer elements; Gene regulatory networks; Gene targeting; Transcription

Indexed keywords

SONIC HEDGEHOG PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR NKX2.2;

ARTICLE; CELL FATE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; DNA PRIMERS; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENHANCER ELEMENTS, GENETIC; GENE TARGETING; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

ERINACEIDAE; MURINAE;

EID: 84862830089     PISSN: 1526954X     EISSN: 1526968X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvg.20820     Document Type: Article

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