A functional comparison of the 3xp3 promoter by recombinase-mediated cassette exchange in drosophila and a tephritid fly, anastrepha suspensa

G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 687-693

  Schetelig, Marc F ^a   Handler, Alfred M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

3xP3 promoter; Anastrepha; Genomic; Insect pest; Management; Recombination; Site specific; Suspensa; Targeting

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; POLYUBIQUITIN; RECOMBINASE;

ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE CASSETTE; GENE TARGETING; GENOMICS; INSECT GENETICS; LOXP SITE; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; SPECIES COMPARISON; TEPHRITIDAE; TRANSPOSON;

ANASTREPHA; ANASTREPHA SUSPENSA; DROSOPHILIDAE; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 84883244635     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21601836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1534/g3.112.005488     Document Type: Article

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