Use of FLP/FRT system to study Drosophila development

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Theodosiou, NA [1 ]
Xu, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Yale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Genet, Boyer Ctr Mol Med,Howard Hughes Med Inst, New Haven, CT 06510 USA
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METHODS-A COMPANION TO METHODS IN ENZYMOLOGY | 1998年 / 14卷 / 04期
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10.1006/meth.1998.0591
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Marked clones in mosaic animals have been used extensively to answer developmental questions in Drosophila. Recently, the use of the FLP/FRT system has allowed for the high-frequency production of mosaic animals for 95% of Drosophila genes. Cell markers have been engineered in this system to label mutant clones in both developing tissues and adult cuticle. Strains carrying these genetically marked FLP/FRT chromosomes have greatly enhanced our ability to study gene function in both germline and somatic Drosophila cells. (C) 1998 Academic Press.
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