Splicing of a retained intron within ROMK K+ channel RNA generates a novel set of isoforms in rat kidney

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 3 45-3, 1999, Pages

  Beesley, A H ^a   Ortega, B ^a   White, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accessory proteins; Alternative splicing; Inward rectifier; Ion channel; Renal outer medulla potassium channel; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; INTRON; KIDNEY MEDULLA; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POTASSIUM TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0032895841     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.3.c585     Document Type: Article

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