Production of null mutants in the major intestinal esterase gene (ges-1) of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

doi:10.1093/genetics/125.3.505

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Production of null mutants in the major intestinal esterase gene (ges-1) of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.

Genetics - 1 Jul 1990

McGhee J D, Birchall J C, Chung M A, Cottrell D A, Edgar L G, Svendsen P C, Ferrari D C

Abstract excerpt

The ges-1 gene of the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans codes for a nonspecific carboxylesterase that is expressed only in the intestinal lineage. This esterase has turned out to be a convenient biochemical marker for lineage-specific differentiation. In the present paper, we describe the productio...

Topics

Animals
Blotting, Northern
Caenorhabditis
Chromosome Mapping
Crosses, Genetic
Esterases
Female
Genes
Intestines
Male
Mutation

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