Molecular cloning of P450 aromatase from the leopard gecko and its expression in the ovary

Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-140

  Endo, Daisuke ^a   Park, Min Kyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hybridization; Molecular cloning; Ovulation; P450 aromatase; Reptiles; RT PCR; Squamate

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; AROMATASE; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GRANULOSA CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIZARD; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEX DETERMINATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THECA CELL; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TURTLE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIZARDS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA PROBES; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TURTLES;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; GEKKO; MAMMALIA; PANTHERA PARDUS; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; TESTUDINES;

EID: 23244438580     PISSN: 09600760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.02.015     Document Type: Article

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