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Fahrenkrug1, Clark, Dahlquist

  • 1Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development, and Institute of Human Genetics, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108-1095, U.S.A.

Marine Biotechnology (New York, N.Y.)
|December 29, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Internal ribosome entry sites (IRESs) enable gene expression from single mRNA. The encephalomyocarditis virus (EMCV) IRES successfully drove gene expression in zebrafish embryos, proving its utility in vertebrate systems.

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