Molecular cloning and expression of a mouse α-1,3 fucosyltransferase gene that shows homology with the human α-1,3 fucosyltransferase IV gene

Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 302-308

  Ozawa, Masayuki ^a   Muramatsu, Takashi ^b  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Embryonal carcinoma cells; Fucosyltransferase; Gene; Lewis x antigen; SSEA 1

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1,3 FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; BETA ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CARCINOMA CELL; CELL SURFACE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EMBRYONAL CARCINOMA; ENHANCER REGION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENOME; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROMOTER REGION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS;

EID: 0030039812     PISSN: 0021924X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jbchem.a021239     Document Type: Article

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