Gene structure and tissue expression of human selenoprotein W, SEPW1, and identification of a retroprocessed pseudogene, SEPW1P

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Structure and Expression

Volumn 1627, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 140-146

  Bellingham, James ^a,b   Gregory Evans, Kevin ^b   Fox, Margaret F ^c   Gregory Evans, Cheryl Y ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pseudogene; Selenoprotein W; Tissue expression

Indexed keywords

SELENOPROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHROMOSOME; EXON; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MAPPING; GENE STRUCTURE; HEART; HUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PSEUDOGENE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TATA BOX; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION SITE;

EID: 0037786553     PISSN: 01674781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4781(03)00078-2     Document Type: Article

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