Structure and expression of the gene encoding secretor-type galactoside 2-α-L-fucosyltransferase (FUT2)

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 246, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 750-755

  Koda, Yoshiro ^a   Soejima, Mikiko ^a   Wang, Baojie ^a   Kimura, Hiroshi ^a  

^a KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

ABO antigen; Fucosyltransferase; FUT2; mRNA; Stem loop

Indexed keywords

FUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GALACTOSIDASE; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CANCER CELL CULTURE; DNA SEQUENCE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOGENE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030941845     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00750.x     Document Type: Article

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