Characterization of the genomic and transcriptional structure of the CRX gene: Substantial differences between human and mouse

Genomics

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 531-542

  Hodges, Matthew D ^a   Vieira, Helena ^a   Gregory Evans, Kevin ^b   Gregory Evans, Cheryl Y ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative splicing; CRX; Promoter; Retina; Transcription factor

Indexed keywords

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BINDING SITE; CRX GENE; EXON; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; 3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

CONE ROD HOMEOBOX PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; 5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; ALTERNATIVE SPLICING; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RETINA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0036431293     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0888-7543(02)96854-0     Document Type: Article

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