PXEX, A VECTOR FOR EFFICIENT EXPRESSION OF CLONED SEQUENCES IN XENOPUS EMBRYOS

被引:77
作者
JOHNSON, AD [1 ]
KRIEG, PA [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TEXAS,CTR DEV BIOL,DEPT ZOOL,AUSTIN,TX 78712
关键词
PLASMID; MICROINJECTION; EF-1-ALPHA PROMOTER; BLASTULA; TADPOLE; CAT REPORTER;
D O I
10.1016/0378-1119(94)90070-1
中图分类号
Q3 [遗传学];
学科分类号
071007 ; 090102 ;
摘要
We describe the construction of pXeX, a plasmid vector that efficiently expresses cloned sequences in Xenopus embryos. This plasmid contains the transcription regulatory regions from the Xenopus laevis elongation factor-1 alpha-encoding gene (EF-1 alpha). Expression of cloned sequences commences in blastula-stage embryos, coincident with transcriptional activation of the embryonic genome, and transcripts may persist until the tadpole stage of development.
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