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Phenotypic expression in E. coli of a DNA sequence coding for mouse dihydrofolate reductase

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The construction and analysis of bacterial plasmids that contain and phenotypically express a mammalian genetic sequence are described. Such plasmids specify a protein that has enzymatic properties, immunological reactivity and molecular size characteristic of the mouse dihydrofolate reductase, and render host cells resistant to the anti-metabolic drug trimethoprim.

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  1. Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305

    Annie C. Y. Chang & Stanley N. Cohen

  2. Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305

    Annie C. Y. Chang, Henry A. Erlich & Stanley N. Cohen

  3. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305

    Jack H. Nunberg & Robert T. Schimke

  4. Department of Medical Microbiology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305

    Annie C. Y. Chang

  5. Department of Pharmacology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, 94305

    Randal J. Kaufman

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Chang, A., Nunberg, J., Kaufman, R. et al. Phenotypic expression in E. coli of a DNA sequence coding for mouse dihydrofolate reductase. Nature 275, 617–624 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275617a0

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