title: Beta-lactamase: an ideal reporter system for monitoring gene expression in live eukaryotic cells.
abstract: To gain insightful information about the mechanisms through which genes are activated and repressed requires gene reporter systems that are sensitive, robust, and cost-effective. Although numerous reporter gene technologies are commercially available, none are as sophisticated and user-friendly as beta-lactamase (BLA) when it comes to studying gene expression in live cells. This article presents an overview of the BLA technology and describes how it can be exploited for studying rare events such as homologous recombination in somatic cells and be used to deliver any DNA sequence of choice anywhere within the genome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological & Biomedical Sciences, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. sohail.qureshi@aku.edu
authors.forename: Sohail A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Qureshi
mesh_terms: D015870:Gene Expression; D017930:Genes, Reporter; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D011995:Recombination, Genetic; D001618:beta-Lactamases / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D001618:beta-Lactamases