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Targeted modification of the beta-casein locus using a biphasic recombination strategy

ReferenceGTH12599
Principal Investigator / Supervisor Dr James McWhir
Co-Investigators /
Co-Supervisors
Dr Andreas Kolb
Institution The Roslin Institute
DepartmentGene Expression and Development
Funding typeResearch
Value (£) 152,292
StatusCompleted
TypeResearch Grant
Start date 06/03/2000
End date 05/07/2003
Duration40 months

Abstract

Transgenic animals have become invaluable over the last two decades both as a tool to investigate gene function and regulation and as a source of pharmaceutically relevant proteins. The limited predictability of transgene expression, however, is a major obstacle to realising the full potential of transgenic technology. We propose to assess the ability of a novel biphasic recombination strategy to generate predictable and abundant levels of transgene expression. The results obtained will not only be significant for the future transgene design but also for our understanding of gene regulation at the level of chromatin structure.

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Committee Closed Committee - Genes & Developmental Biology (GDB)
Research TopicsX – not assigned to a current Research Topic
Research PriorityX – Research Priority information not available
Research Initiative Gene Technologies Underpinning Healthcare (GTH) [1999]
Funding SchemeX – not Funded via a specific Funding Scheme
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