The molecular genetics of the mouse Iβ-1,6-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase locus

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 303, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 868-876

  Twu, Yuh Ching ^a   Chou, Ming Lun ^a   Yu, Lung Chih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

I locus; IGnT; Lens; 1,6 N acetylglucosaminyltransferase

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,6 N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINYLTRANSFERASE; BLOOD GROUP I ANTIGEN; N ACETYLGALACTOSAMINE; PROTEIN; TRANSFERASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL CATARACT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENOME; HUMAN; MALE; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037432612     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-291X(03)00443-1     Document Type: Article

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