Construction and Activity Analysis of K14/K5 Promoter Vector Containing Luciferase Gene

January 2011 in “ Xibei nongye xuebao ”

Shi Guo-qing

K14 promoter K5 promoter luciferase gene stratified epithelia GFP expression skin cell lines

Studysummary This study found that the K14 promoter exhibited higher activity in skin cell lines compared to other cell lines, while both K14 and K5 promoters were active in all tested cell lines.

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