The mouse Rhl1 and Rhag genes: Sequence, organization, expression, and chromosomal mapping

Biochemical Genetics

Volumn 37, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 119-138

  Liu, Zhi ^a   Huang, Cheng Han ^a  

^a NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Erythrocytes; Gene structure; Membrane proteins; Mouse model; Rh homologues

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE PROTEIN; RHESUS ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOME 17; CHROMOSOME 4; CHROMOSOME MAP; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE SEQUENCE; INTRON; LIPID BILAYER; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; START CODON;

3T3 CELLS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOOD PROTEINS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

RODENTIA;

EID: 0032819971     PISSN: 00062928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018726303397     Document Type: Article

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