Advanced Uses of Cre-lox and Flp-FRT - A Neuroscientist’s View
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Blog Post
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Oct. 19, 2017, 1:54 p.m.
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Optimizing FLP FRT through smart engineering
Different FLP versions – making FLP efficient
The first...fellow SSR system FLP-FRT. In addition, a variety of means to spatiotemporally control FLP and Cre expression...Read on to learn more about FLP-FRT, Cre-lox, and how combinations of FLP and Cre enable additional levels...of genetic control.
What is FLP FRT and how does it work?
FLP recombinase, which is named after its ability...Sadowski 1985). The FLP system works in a similar fashion to the Cre system. The FLP recombinase recognizes FRT...(LDB) to the C-terminus of FLP or Cre (pCAG-CreERT2 #14797). These Cre/ FLP versions are retained in the...fusions allowing Cre/FLP translocate to the nucleus where they exert their recombinase activity (Logie and...