Direct cloning of a target gene from a pool of homologous sequences: Complete cDNA sequence of a weak neurotoxin from cobra Naja kaouthia

IUBMB Life

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 43-47

  Oustitch, T L ^a   Peters, L E ^a   Utkin, Yu N ^b   Tsetlin, V I ^b  

^a Eppendorf 5 Prime Inc   (United States)

^b SHEMYAKIN OVCHINNIKOV INSTITUTE OF BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

cDNA sequence; Cloning; Cobra; Gene; Venom; Weak neurotoxin

Indexed keywords

COBROTOXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NEUROTOXIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE TARGETING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SNAKE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; COBRA; COBRA VENOMS; GENE LIBRARY; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROTOXINS;

AMPHIBIA; NAJA; NAJA ATRA; NAJA KAOUTHIA; REPTILIA; SERPENTES;

EID: 0037254623     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1521654021000061664     Document Type: Article

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