Genomic organization of mouse desmocollin genes reveals evolutionary conservation

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 148-152

  Kljuic, Ana ^a   Bauer, Robert C ^a   Christiano, Angela M ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cadherins; Desmocollins; Desmogleins; Genomic organization

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CALCIUM; DESMOCOLLIN; DESMOGLEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CYTOPLASM; DESMOSOME; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN;

ANIMALS; CADHERINS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMOCOLLINS; DESMOGLEINS; DESMOPLAKINS; DESMOSOMES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENOME; INTRONS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA;

ARMADILLO; RODENTIA;

EID: 2442715042     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10425170410001679156     Document Type: Article

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