Abstract
The electroporation method described here is probably the mainstay of sea squirt (Ciona) research, because the utility of transgene expression in staged embryo populations enables a wide array of biological questions to be addressed. It allows rapid identification and characterization of cis-regulatory DNA, such as tissue-specific enhancers. Electroporation of plasmids expressing fluorescent reporter genes permits live imaging and lineage tracing. Finally, structure-function relationships can be examined by expressing dominant-negative or constitutively active forms of specific proteins using appropriate cell-specific enhancers.
Original language | English (US) |
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Journal | Cold Spring Harbor Protocols |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology