Structural organization of the Atlantic croaker connexin 32.2 gene and its 5' flanking region

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-160

  Yoshizaki, G ^a   Jin, W ^b   Patino R ^c   Thomas, P ^d   Janecek, L ^e  

^a TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AP 1; CRE; Exon; Intron; Response elements; Teleost

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; COSMID; CYCLIC AMP DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA PROBE; EXON; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC REGULATION; INTRON; MESSENGER RNA; OVARY; PROTEIN KINASE C; PSEUDOGENE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

EID: 0034099653     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s101269900019     Document Type: Article

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