The genome of the early chordate Ciona intestinalis encodes only five cytoplasmic intermediate filament proteins including a single type I and type II keratin and a unique IF-annexin fusion protein

Gene

Volumn 326, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 123-129

  Karabinos, Anton ^a   Zimek, Alexander ^a   Weber, Klaus ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Annexins; Intermediate filament proteins; Lamins; Phylogeny; Tunicates; Urochordates

Indexed keywords

ANNEXIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYTOKERATIN; CYTOPLASM PROTEIN; HYBRID PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN A; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN B; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN C; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN D; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN E; KERATIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CHEMISTRY; CIONA INTESTINALIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DNA SEQUENCE; EPIDERMIS; GENETICS; GENOME; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; METABOLISM; METAZOON; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATE;

CIONA; CIONA INTESTINALIS; METAZOA; UROCHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0346056809     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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