Molecular cloning of canine and feline Flt3 ligand reveals high degree of similarity to the human and mouse homologue but uniquely long cytoplasmic domain

Mitochondrial DNA

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 163-166

  Yang, S ^a   Sim, G K ^a  

^a HESKA CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

canine; cDNA; feline; flt3 ligand; molecular cloning

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CAT; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DOG; FLT3 LIGAND; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MOUSE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CYTOPLASM; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOGS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0033935452     PISSN: 19401736     EISSN: 19401744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10425170009033985     Document Type: Article

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