Cloning and functional analysis of melanocortin 4 receptor mutation gene F261S

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 366-369

  Shao, Xin Yu ^a   Jia, Wei Ping ^a   Cai, Shu Bing ^a   Fang, Qi Chen ^a   Zhang, Rong ^a   Lu, Jun Xi ^a   Xiang, Kun San ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cloning, molecular; Melanocortin 4 receptor; Mutation; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CYCLIC AMP; GENOMIC DNA; LUCIFERASE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; PLASMID VECTOR;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; EUKARYOTE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOLECULAR CLONING; MONOGENIC DISORDER; OBESITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPORTER GENE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WILD TYPE;

ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHINA; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; OBESITY; PEDIGREE; RECEPTOR, MELANOCORTIN, TYPE 4;

EID: 14844297333     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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