Evolutionarily conserved and divergent regulatory sequences in the fish rod opsin promoter

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 391-399

  Kawamura, Shoji ^a   Takeshita, Kumiko ^a   Tsujimura, Taro ^a   Kasagi, Satoshi ^a   Matsumoto, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

BAT 1; CRX; EMSA; Medaka; OTX; Ret 1; Rod opsin; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

BRAIN EXTRACT; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; OPSIN; PROTEIN RET;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; FISH; GEL MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RETINA; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALIA; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 22144470769     PISSN: 10964959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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