Four genes encode acetylcholinesterases in the nematodes Caenorhabditis elegans and Caenorhabditis briggsae. cDNA sequences, Genomic structures, mutations and in vivo expression

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 300, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 727-742

  Combes, Didier ^b   Fedon, Yann ^a   Grauso, Marta ^a   Toutant, Jean Pierre ^a   Arpagaus, Martine ^a,b  

^a University of Montpellier   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Ace genes; Acetylcholinesterase; Caenorhabditis briggsae; Caenorhabditis elegans

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLTHIOCHOLINE; BUTYRYLTHIOCHOLINE; CHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GLYCOLIPID;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS BRIGGSAE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; DNA FLANKING REGION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLIGOMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STOP CODON; X CHROMOSOME;

CAENORHABDITIS BRIGGSAE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0034697999     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.3917     Document Type: Article

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