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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
This chapter is an attempt to summarize some commonly accepted and some more subjective opinions about the regulation of transgene expression in laboratory animals. After a short historical introduction, I present some general notions regarding gene structure/function. The spotlight shifts then to the description of the most popular techniques for gene transfer, including the targeted gene replacement. The different approaches are briefly discussed in terms of intrinsic advantages and limitations regarding gene expression patterns. Furthermore, the role of enhancers, promoters and other cis-acting elements such as silencers and dominant control regions as well as their involvement in the chromatin on-off state are discussed on the basis of a specific example studied in our laboratory. The review concludes by presenting recent results and the new perspectives opening in the field of 'surrogate' (also called 'reversed') genetics. Some problems which remain to be solved both at the technical as well as at the social-ethical level are also briefly presented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0014-4754
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
15
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
866-77
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Transgenic regulation in laboratory animals.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut für Molekularbiologie II der Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't