Cloning, mapping and mutational analysis of the S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase gene in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular and General Genetics

Volumn 256, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 652-660

  Larsson, J ^a   Rasmuson Lestander, A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; Polyamine synthesis; S adenosylmethionine decarboxylase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; RIBOSOME RNA;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; DEVELOPMENT; DNA SYNTHESIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE MAPPING; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ADENOSYLMETHIONINE DECARBOXYLASE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL POPULATION GROUPS; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENES, INSECT; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHENOTYPE; PLANTS; POLYAMINES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0030695270     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004380050613     Document Type: Article

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