Analysis of a cDNA encoding the major vault protein from the electric ray Discopyge ommata

Gene

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 85-90

  Herrmann, Christine ^a   Zimmermann, Herbert ^a   Volknandt, Walter ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cholinergic nerve terminals; Electric ray electric organ; mRNA size; Recombinant DNA; Vault ribonucleoprotein particle

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INTRON; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TORPEDO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; BLOTTING, SOUTHERN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RATS; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; SKATES (FISH); VAULT RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN PARTICLES;

ANIMALIA; DISCOPYGE OMMATA; MYXOGASTRIA;

EID: 0030935861     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(96)00781-0     Document Type: Article

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