Nourseothricin N-acetyl transferase: a positive selection marker for mammalian cells.
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SUBMITTER: Kochupurakkal BS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3701686 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Nourseothricin N-acetyl transferase: a positive selection marker for mammalian cells.
Kochupurakkal Bose S BS Iglehart J Dirk JD
PloS one 20130704 7
Development of Nourseothricin N-acetyl transferase (NAT) as a selection marker for mammalian cells is described. Mammalian cells are acutely susceptible to Nourseothricin, similar to the widely used drug Puromycin, and NAT allows for quick and robust selection of transfected/transduced cells in the presence of Nourseothricin. NAT is compatible with other selection markers puromycin, hygromycin, neomycin, blasticidin, and is a valuable addition to the repertoire of mammalian selection markers. ...[more]
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