Brain selective transgene expression in zebrafish using an NRSE derived motif

Frontiers in Neural Circuits

Volumn , Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Bergeron, Sadie A ^a   Hannan, Markus C ^a   Codore, Hiba ^a   Fero, Kandice ^a   Li, Grace ^a   Moak, Zachary ^a   Yokogawa, Tohei ^a   Burgess, Harold A ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Ablation; Enhancer trap; NRSE; Rest; Transgenesis; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NEURON RESTRICTIVE SILENCING ELEMENT; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR REST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CODON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; HAPLN3 GENE; HEART; HYPOTHALAMUS; MUSCLE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION; TRANSGENE; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 84871303702     PISSN: 16625110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2012.00110     Document Type: Article

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