Synthesis of a photocaged tamoxifen for light-dependent activation of Cre-ER recombinase-driven gene modification.
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We report the design of a water-soluble, quaternized tamoxifen photoprobe and demonstrate its application in light-controlled induction of green fluorescent protein expression via a Cre-ER recombinase system.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Chemical communications
دوره 49 43 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013