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- Title
Dissecting the complexity of the nervous system by enhancer detection.
- Authors
Bellen, Hugo J.; Wilson, Clive; Gehring, Walter J.
- Abstract
Enhancer detectors are DNA constructs which, when introduced into a eukaryotic genome, respond to nearby genomic transcriptional regulatory elements by means of a reporter gene, revealing the expression pattern of genes in their vicinity. Recent experiments in Drosophila suggest that enhancer detection is a powerful method to identify genes that are expressed in the nervous system. Since enhancer detectors allow a rapid molecular and genetic characterization of genes in their vicinity, the method will greatly facilitate the study of neural development and behavior.
- Publication
BioEssays, 1990, Vol 12, Issue 5, p199
- ISSN
0265-9247
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/bies.950120502