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SUBMITTER: Boldrin F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1405887 | biostudies-literature | 2006 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Boldrin Francesco F Santovito Gianfranco G Gaertig Jacek J Wloga Dorota D Cassidy-Hanley Donna D Clark Theodore G TG Piccinni Ester E
Eukaryotic cell 20060201 2
We describe a novel metallothionein gene from Tetrahymena thermophila that has a strong copper-inducible promoter. This promoter can be turned on and off rapidly, making it a useful system for induction of ectopic gene expression in Tetrahymena and enhancing its applications in cell and molecular biology, as well as biotechnology. ...[more]