| Literature DB >> 19378102 |
Harshan Pisharath1, Michael J Parsons.
Abstract
Prodrug dependent cell ablation is a method that allows inducible and spatially restricted cell destruction. We describe transgenic methods to express the Escherichia coli nfsB in a tissue restricted manner in the zebrafish. This bacterial gene encodes a nitroreductase (NTR) enzyme that can render prodrugs such as metronidazole (Met) cytotoxic. Using the expression of NTR fused to a fluorescent protein, one can simultaneously make cells susceptible to prodrug treatment and visualize cell ablation as it occurs.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19378102 DOI： 10.1007/978-1-60327-977-2_9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Methods Mol Biol ISSN： 1064-3745