Crystallin genes: Specialization by changes in gene regulation may precede gene duplication

Journal of Structural and Functional Genomics

Volumn 3, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 131-137

  Piatigorsky, Joram ^a  

^a NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystallins; Enzyme crystallins; Gene regulation; Gene sharing; Lens evolution; Pax 6; Small heat shock proteins

Indexed keywords

ARGININOSUCCINATE LYASE; CRYSTALLIN; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; DELTA CRYSTALLIN; ENOLASE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PAX6;

ARTICLE; CEPHALOPOD; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUCK; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME METABOLISM; FOWL; GENE CONTROL; GENE DUPLICATION; GENETIC CODE; INVERTEBRATE; LENS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CRYSTALLINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INVERTEBRATES; LENS, CRYSTALLINE;

ANAS SP.; AVES; CEPHALOPODA; GALLIFORMES; GALLUS GALLUS; INVERTEBRATA; OCTOPUS;

EID: 0037270166     PISSN: 1345711X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022626304097     Document Type: Article

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