Generation of transgenic mouse line with prostate-specific expression of codon-improved Cre recombinase

Background: Genetically engineered mouse models are useful tools to decipher molecular mechanisms of diseases. As for prostates, a rat probasin promoter has been widely used to drive prostate-specific gene expression. To optimize its codon usage to that of mammals, we used codon-improved Cre recombi...

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Main Authors: Mayuko Kanayama, Kazuki Nakao, Shigeo Horie, Atsu Aiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Prostate International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2287888218300163