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Introns boost transgene expression in Drosophila melanogaster

B P Duncker1, P L Davies, V K Walker

  • 1Department of Biology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Molecular & General Genetics : MGG
|April 16, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Adding introns to transgenes significantly boosts mRNA levels in Drosophila. Even small introns, like those from yolk protein genes, restore normal mRNA accumulation, highlighting their importance.

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