Three Green Mice, the Scientist V17, #2. 1/27/2003 pg 21 Green Fluorescent Protein |
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THREE GREEN MICE, THREE GREEN
MICE... See how they glow. These transgenic mice express enhanced green fluorescent protein under the control of a chicken beta-actin promoter and cytomegalovirus enhancer. As they pose in the glare of an excitation light source, all but the erythrocytes and hair, fluoresce. First photographed a few years ago, the mice are worth viewing again (M. Okabe et al., FEBS Letters, 407:313-31, 1997)". |