Mol. Cells 2004; 17(2): 373-376
Published online January 1, 1970
© The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology
Microinjection of nucleic acids or proteins is a useful way of studying embryonic development. In particular, injection of in vitro-transcribed capped RNA is commonly employed to achieve ectopic or increased expression of genes. Two vector systems, pCS2+ and pT7Ts, have been used for this purpose in zebrafish. However, they were initially optimized for Xenopus embryos not for zebrafish. Here we describe a vector, pcGlobin2, optimized for zebrafish, and its derivative, pcGlobin2-GST. This new vector system offers several advantages. First, pcGlobin 2 contains three critical elements [5
Keywords Microinjection; pcGlobin2; pcGlobin2-GST; Zebrafish
Mol. Cells 2004; 17(2): 373-376
Published online April 30, 2004
Copyright © The Korean Society for Molecular and Cellular Biology.
Hyunju Ro, Kyungchull Soun, Eun-jung Kim, Myungchull Rhee
Microinjection of nucleic acids or proteins is a useful way of studying embryonic development. In particular, injection of in vitro-transcribed capped RNA is commonly employed to achieve ectopic or increased expression of genes. Two vector systems, pCS2+ and pT7Ts, have been used for this purpose in zebrafish. However, they were initially optimized for Xenopus embryos not for zebrafish. Here we describe a vector, pcGlobin2, optimized for zebrafish, and its derivative, pcGlobin2-GST. This new vector system offers several advantages. First, pcGlobin 2 contains three critical elements [5
Keywords: Microinjection, pcGlobin2, pcGlobin2-GST, Zebrafish