Generation of a mouse model for studying the role of upregulated RTEL1 activity in tumorigenesis

Transgenic Research

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1109-1115

  Wu, Xiaoli ^a   Sandhu, Sumit ^a   Nabi, Zinnatun ^a   Ding, Hao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cre; ES cells; Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC); Mouse transgenic; Overexpression; RTEL1

Indexed keywords

HELICASE; REGULATOR OF TELOMERE LENGTH PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ALLELE; ANIMAL; CELL TRANSFORMATION; CHIMERA; CROSS BREEDING; DISEASE MODEL; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH MOUSE; LIVER CELL; LIVER TUMOR; MALE; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ALLELES; ANIMALS; CELL TRANSFORMATION, NEOPLASTIC; CHIMERA; CROSSES, GENETIC; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA HELICASES; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, NEOPLASTIC; GENETIC VECTORS; HEPATOCYTES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED ICR; MICE, TRANSGENIC;

MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 84865966218     PISSN: 09628819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11248-011-9586-7     Document Type: Review

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