Targeted Expression of Cre Recombinase Provokes Placental-Specific DNA Recombination in Transgenic Mice

Cissy Chenyi Zhou; Jiang Chang; Tiejuan Mi; Shahrzad Abbasi; Dongmin Gu; Le Huang; WenZheng Zhang; Rodney E. Kellems; Robert J. Schwartz; Yang Xia

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029236

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Targeted Expression of Cre Recombinase Provokes Placental-Specific DNA Recombination in Transgenic Mice

Cissy Chenyi Zhou,

Affiliation Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Jiang Chang,

Affiliation Institute of Bioscience and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Tiejuan Mi,

Affiliation Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Shahrzad Abbasi,

Affiliation Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Dongmin Gu,

Affiliation Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Le Huang,

Affiliation Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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WenZheng Zhang,

Affiliation Internal Medicine, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Rodney E. Kellems,

Affiliation Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Robert J. Schwartz,

Affiliation Institute of Bioscience and Technology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Yang Xia

* E-mail: yang.xia@uth.tmc.edu

Affiliation Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Texas A&M Health Science Center, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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Targeted Expression of Cre Recombinase Provokes Placental-Specific DNA Recombination in Transgenic Mice

Cissy Chenyi Zhou,
Jiang Chang,
Tiejuan Mi,
Shahrzad Abbasi,
Dongmin Gu,
Le Huang,
WenZheng Zhang,
Rodney E. Kellems,
Robert J. Schwartz,
Yang Xia

Published: February 17, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0029236

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