Characterization of DRP2, a novel human dystrophin homologue

Nature Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 223-226

  Roberts, Roland G ^a,b,f   Freeman, Tom C ^c   Kendall, Elaine ^a   Vetrie, David L P ^a   Dixon, Alistair K ^c   Shaw Smith, Charles ^c,d   Bone, Quentin ^e   Bobrow, Martin ^a,b  

^a UMDS   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c WELLCOME TRUST SANGER INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e Marine Biological   (United Kingdom)

^f MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYSTROPHIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; UTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; GENE MAPPING; GENE SEQUENCE; HEREDITARY SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; X CHROMOSOME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DOGFISH; DYSTROPHIN; FISHES; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE PROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTROPHIN; X CHROMOSOME;

EID: 0030006540     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ng0696-223     Document Type: Article

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