Identification and characterization of bone morphogenetic protein 2/4 gene from the starfish Archaster typicus

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 143-151

  Shih, L J ^a   Chen, C A ^a   Chen, C P ^a   Hwang, S P L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CELLULAR AND ORGANISMIC BIOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Archenterons; BMP2 4 gene; Echinoderm; Ectoderm; Embryonic development; Micromere; Phylogenetic analysis; Starfish; Temporal and spatial expression

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 2; BONE MORPHOGENETIC PROTEIN 4; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTERIAS; BLASTULA; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EXON; GASTRULA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC CODE; GENOME ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESENCHYME; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA URCHIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; XENOPUS;

ARCHASTER; ARCHASTER TYPICUS; ASTEROIDEA; ECHINODERMATA; ECHINOIDEA;

EID: 0036161806     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1096-4959(01)00486-9     Document Type: Article

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