Characterization of γ-Crystallin from the Eye Lens of Bullfrog: Complexity of γ-Crystallin Multigene Family as Revealed by Sequence Comparison among Different Amphibian Species

Protein Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-113

  Lu, Shao Fan ^a   Pan, Fu Ming ^b   Chiou, Shyh Horng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

y crystallin; Amphibian lens; Multigene family; Phylogenetic tree; Polymerase chain reaction (PCR); Sequence comparison

Indexed keywords

GAMMA CRYSTALLIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BULLFROG; LENS; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMPHIBIA; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; CRYSTALLINS; DNA PRIMERS; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RANA CATESBEIANA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BOVINAE; CHONDRICHTHYES; CYPRINUS CARPIO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA; PISCES; RANA CATESBEIANA; TELEOST FISH; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0029671144     PISSN: 15723887     EISSN: 18758355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01886816     Document Type: Article

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