Molecular cloning, characterisation and tissue-specific expression of human LAG3, a member of the novel Lag1 protein family

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 79-86

  Cai, Xing Feng ^a   Tao, Zhen ^a   Yan, Zhi Qiang ^a   Yang, Sheng Li ^a   Gong, Yi ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People s Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

Lag1 protein family; LAG3Hs; Membrane protein; Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FUNGAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN LAG1; PROTEIN LAG3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AMINO ACID MOTIFS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, CD; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELL MEMBRANE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EXONS; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; RNA, MESSENGER; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPHINGOLIPIDS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 0037382556     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042517021000041831     Document Type: Article

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