Genetic fusion of an α-subunit gene to the follicle-stimulating hormone and chorionic gonadotropin-β subunit genes: Production of a bifunctional protein

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 13, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1873-1881

  Kanda, Masatoshi ^a,b   Jablonka Shariff, Albina ^a   Sato, Asomi ^a,c   Pixley, Mary R ^a   Bos, Ebo ^a,d   Hiro'oka, Takashi ^a   Ben Menahem, David ^a   Boime, Irving ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Konan Hospital Foundation Rokko Island Hospital   (Japan)

^c NISHI KOBE MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLITROPIN;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CHO CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE FUSION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0033304953     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/mend.13.11.0372     Document Type: Article

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