NOVEL SYSTEM FOR ISOLATING AND IDENTIFYING EUKARYOTIC CELLS TRANSFECTED WITH GENES AND VECTORS

摘要

The present invention relates to a novel expression system which allows the study of experimental genes of interest on cellular events soon after transfection. The expression system includes a vector which encodes for a recombinant antibody binding unit (rAb). The expression system enables identification and selection of transfected cells from culture to be carried out immediately, within hours, after the transfection event. The invention also relates to cells transfected with the expression system and methods for selection and isolation of cells transfected with the expression system.