A site-specific recombinase-based method to produce antibiotic selectable marker free transgenic cattle.

Antibiotic selectable marker genes have been widely used to generate transgenic animals. Once transgenic animals have been obtained, the selectable marker is no longer necessary but raises public concerns regarding biological safety. The aim of this study was to prepare competent antibiotic selectab...

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Main Authors: Yuan Yu, Yongsheng Wang, Qi Tong, Xu Liu, Feng Su, Fusheng Quan, Zekun Guo, Yong Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3641042?pdf=render