Isolation of novel CreERT2-driver lines in zebrafish using an unbiased gene trap approach

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2015, Pages

  Jungke, Peggy ^a   Hammer, Juliane ^a   Hans, Stefan ^a   Brand, Michael ^a  

^a CENTER FOR REGENERATIVE THERAPIES DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR FUSION PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CRE RECOMBINASE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; INTEGRASE; PHOTOPROTEIN; RED FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUSES RECOMBINATION OF THE BACTERIOPHAGE P1 GENOME ESTROGEN RECEPTOR GENE; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; GENE; GENE CASSETTE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE TRAPPING; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETIC SCREENING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROMOTER REGION; SOMITE; TRANSGENIC ZEBRAFISH; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; EMBRYOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MICROINJECTION; NONMAMMALIAN EMBRYO; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH; ZYGOTE;

DANIO RERIO;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; INTEGRASES; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MICROINJECTIONS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; TRANSGENES; ZEBRAFISH; ZYGOTE;

EID: 84939194009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0129072     Document Type: Article

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