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Specific transgene expression in mouse pancreatic beta-cells under the control of the porcine insulin promoter.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 5 Feb 2010
Grzech Marjeta, Dahlhoff Maik, Herbach Nadja, Habermann Felix A, Renner-Müller Ingrid, Wanke Rüdiger, Flaswinkel Heinrich, Wolf Eckhard, Schneider Marlon R
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The availability of regulatory sequences directing tissue-specific expression of transgenes in genetically modified mice and large animals is a prerequisite for the development of adequate models for human diseases. The rat insulin 2 gene (Ins2) promoter, widely used to achieve transgene expression in pancreatic beta-cells of mice, also directs expression to extrapancreatic tissues and performs poorly in isolated...
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