Fast skeletal muscle-specific expression of a zebrafish myosin light chain 2 gene and characterization of its promoter by direct injection into skeletal muscle

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-95

  Xu, Yanfei ^a   He, Jiangyan ^a   Tian, Ho Lian ^a   Chan, Chiew Hua ^a   Liao, Ji ^a   Yan, Tie ^a   Lam, Toong Jin ^a   Gong, Zhiyuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CHLORAMPHENICOL ACETYLTRANSFERASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DNA; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; NUCLEOTIDE; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; EMBRYO; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CARDIAC MYOSINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LIBRARY; GENES, REPORTER; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE DELETION; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 0032960404     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/104454999315655     Document Type: Article

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