Silencer-delimited transgenesis: NRSE/RE1 sequences promote neural-specific transgene expression in a NRSF/REST-dependent manner

BMC Biology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Xie, Xiayang ^a   Mathias, Jonathan R ^b   Smith, Marie Ange ^b   Walker, Steven L ^a   Teng, Yong ^a   Distel, Martin ^c,d   Köster, Reinhard W ^c,e   Sirotkin, Howard I ^f   Saxena, Meera T ^b   Mumm, Jeff S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Luminomics Inc   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^f Stony Brook University   (United States)

Author keywords

enhancer trap; Gal4 UAS; neuron; NRSE RE1; NRSF REST; transgenesis; zebrafish

Indexed keywords

DANIO RERIO;

RE1 SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; RE1-SILENCING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; REPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC ENGINEERING; NEURONS; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; REPRESSOR PROTEINS; TRANSGENES; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84870223661     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7007-10-93     Document Type: Article

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