Empty vector control...

11 November 2010 0 1K Report

HI!

I've transfected a cell line with a pcDNA engineered plasmid with my gene of interest and a pcDNA - empty vector - as control...

Well, the mock cell line has a strange phenotype, different from the original cell line...can CMV expression be the cause? how can I solve the problem?

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