Molecular cloning and characterization of a human cDNA and gene encoding a novel acid ceramidase-like protein

Genomics

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 232-241

  Hong, Seung Beom ^a,b   Li, Chi Ming ^a   Rhee, Hong Jun ^b   Park, Jae Ho ^a   He, Xingxuan ^a   Levy, Brynn ^a   Yoo, Ook Joon ^b   Schuchman, Edward H ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYLSPHINGOSINE DEACYLASE;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME 4Q; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TATA BOX;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0033381671     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/geno.1999.5953     Document Type: Article

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