BioTechniquesVol. 32, No. 4 BenchmarksOpen AccessPCR Fusion-Based Approach to Create Reporter Gene Constructs for Expression Analysis in Transgenic C. elegansOliver HobertOliver Hobert*Address correspondence to Dr. Oliver Hobert, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, Center for Neurobiology and Behavior, Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, USA. e-mail: E-mail Address: or38@columbia.eduColumbia University, New York, NY, USAPublished Online:17 Sep 2018https://doi.org/10.2144/02324bm01AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInReddit FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited ByCell context-dependent CFI-1/ARID3 functions control neuronal terminal differentiationCell Reports, Vol. 42, No. 3The centralspindlin complex regulates cytokinesis and morphogenesis in the C. elegans spermatheca20 January 2023 | Development, Vol. 150, No. 2GLB-3: A resilient, cysteine-rich, 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