Two novel human X-linked homeobox genes, hPEPP1 and hPEPP2, selectively expressed in the testis

Gene

Volumn 301, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Wayne, Chad M ^a   MacLean II, James A ^a   Cornwall, Gail ^b   Wilkinson, Miles F ^a  

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

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Homeodomain; Positive selection; Transcription factor; X chromosome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL GENETICS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOMAL LOCALIZATION; CHROMOSOME XQ; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC TRAIT; HOMEOBOX; HOMINID; HUMAN; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; MOUSE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RAT; RODENT; TESTIS; TUMOR CELL LINE; X CHROMOSOME LINKAGE;

3T3 CELLS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, HOMEOBOX; HELA CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TESTIS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED; X CHROMOSOME;

HOMINIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 0037073416     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-1119(02)01087-9     Document Type: Article

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