Two isoforms of a human actin-related protein show nuclear localization and mutually selective expression between brain and other tissues

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 917-923

  Harata, Masahiko ^a   Mochizuki, Ryo ^a   Mizuno, Shigeki ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin related protein; Chromatin remodeling; Chromatin structure; Tissue specific expression

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ISOPROTEIN; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; EXON; GENETICS; HELA CELL; HUMAN; INTRON; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ACTINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; DNA PRIMERS; EXONS; HELA CELLS; HUMANS; INTRONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033129407     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.63.917     Document Type: Article

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