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Jefferson RA et al. (1987) J Mol Biol "Expression of chimeric genes in Caenorhabditis elegans."

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    PMID:
    3295256
    DOI:
    10.1016/0022-2836(87)90624-3
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    Publication type:
    Journal_article
    WormBase ID:
    WBPaper00000942

    Jefferson RA, Klass MR, Wolf N, & Hirsh DI (1987). Expression of chimeric genes in Caenorhabditis elegans. J Mol Biol, 193, 41-6. doi:10.1016/0022-2836(87)90624-3

    We have shown the expression of transformed genes in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans using a new gene fusion system. Vectors consisting of the flanking regions of a collagen gene (col-1) or a major sperm protein gene of C. elegans fused to the Escherichia coli uidA gene, encoding beta-glucuronidase, were microinjected into worms and found to be propagated as high-copy extrachromosomal tandem arrays. We have detected beta-glucuronidase activity in transformed lines, and have shown that the activity is dependent upon the correct reading frame of the construction and on the presence of the worm sequences. The enzyme activity was shown to be encoded by the chimeric beta-glucuronidase gene by co-segregation analysis and by inactivation with specific antisera. Expression is at a very low level, and seems to be constitutive. We have used histochemical techniques to visualize the enzyme activity in embryos.

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