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An efficient method for recombineering GAL4 and QF drivers.

R Steven Stowers

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Article in Fly. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Octopamine receptors inFrontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026
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  4. The Q-System: A Versatile Expression System for Drosophila.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

R Steven StowersDepartment of Cell Biology and Neuroscience, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT, USA. sstowers@montana.edu
Montana State University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neural circuit mapping and manipulation are facilitated by independent control of gene expression in pre- and post-synaptic neurons. The GAL4/UAS and Q binary transcription systems have the potential to provide this capability. Of particular use in neural circuit mapping would be GAL4 and QF drivers specific for neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter receptors. Recently available Drosophila genomic BAC libraries make recombineering large genes including those specific for neurotransmitters and neurotransmitter receptors feasible. Here the functionality of cassettes that allow efficient recombineering of GAL4 and QF drivers based on kanamycin selection is demonstrated in Drosophila. The cassettes should, however, be generalizable for recombineering in other species.

Indexed as

Recombination, GeneticAnimalsChromosomes, Artificial, BacterialDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsMutagenesis, InsertionalRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTranscription FactorsDrosophila ProteinsGAL4 protein, DrosophilaRecombinant Fusion ProteinsTranscription Factors

Identifiers

PMID21857163
PMCPMC3266080
OpenAlexW1966085961

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