A rapid in vitro method to flip back the double-floxed inverted open reading frame in a plasmid

Abstract Background The LoxP site based genetic switch, the FLEX, also known as DIO (Double-Floxed Inverted Open reading frame), was invented to turn on gene expression via Cre-mediated recombination. Since its first publication, numerous FLEX switch plasmids have been generated. These plasmids are...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jian Xu, Yongling Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:BMC Biotechnology
Subjects:
Cre
DIO
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12896-018-0462-x