Characterization of the gene encoding mouse mast cell protease 8 (mMCP-8), and a comparative analysis of hematopoietic serine protease genes

Immunogenetics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 225-232

  Lunderius, Carolina ^a   Hellman, Lars ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basophilic leukocyte; Gene structure; Mast cell; Promoter; Serine protease

Indexed keywords

CATHEPSIN G; CHYMASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GRANZYME A; GRANZYME B; MAST CELL PROTEASE 8; SERINE PROTEINASE; TRYPTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BASOPHIL; CELL LINEAGE; EXON; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; HEMATOPOIETIC CELL; INTRON; MOUSE; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; MAST CELLS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SERINE ENDOPEPTIDASES; TRYPTASES;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0035011485     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002510100316     Document Type: Article

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