Abstract
Adrenal chromaffin cells are commonly used in studies of exocytosis. Progress in characterizing the molecular mechanisms has been slow, because no simple, high-efficiency technique is available for introducing and expressing heterologous cDNA in chromaffin cells. Here we demonstrate that Semliki Forest virus (SFV) vectors allow high-efficiency expression of heterologous protein in chromaffin cells.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 497-501 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Biochemical Journal |
Volume | 342 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 15 Sept 1999 |
Keywords
- Adrenal Medulla
- Animals
- Cattle
- Chromaffin Cells
- Culture Media
- Electrophysiology
- Exocytosis
- Gene Transfer Techniques
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Luminescent Proteins
- Mice
- Microscopy, Confocal
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Semliki forest virus