| Literature DB >> 21153715 |
Ralph C Nichols1, John Botson, Xiao Wei Wang, B JoNell Hamilton, Jane E Collins, Victoria Uribe, Seth A Brooks, Moe Zan, William F C Rigby.
Abstract
The study of post-transcriptional regulation is constrained by the technical limitations associated with both transient and stable transfection of chimeric reporter plasmids examining the activity of 3'-UTR cis-acting elements. We report the adaptation of a commercially available system that enables consistent stable integration of chimeric reporter cDNA into a single genomic site in which transcription is induced by tetracycline. Using this system, we demonstrate the tight control afforded by this system and its suitability in mapping the regulatory function of defined cis-acting elements in the human TNF 3'-UTR, as well as the distinct effects of serum starvation on transiently transfected and stably integrated chimeric reporter genes.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21153715 PMCID: PMC3786348 DOI: 10.1007/s12033-010-9360-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Biotechnol ISSN: 1073-6085 Impact factor: 2.695