Discovery of a novel immunoglobulin heavy chain gene chimera from common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)

Immunogenetics

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 458-463

  Savan, Ram ^a   Aman, Azumi ^a   Nakao, Miki ^b   Watanuki, Hironobu ^a   Sakai, Masahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene expression; IGH locus; IgM IgZ chimera; Immunoglobulin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN MU CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ZETA HEAVY CHAIN; POLYSACCHARIDE; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CARP; CELL STIMULATION; CHIMERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARPS; GENE REARRANGEMENT, B-LYMPHOCYTE, HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAINS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY;

CYPRINUS CARPIO; DANIO RERIO; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; TAKIFUGU;

EID: 25844519738     PISSN: 00937711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00251-005-0015-z     Document Type: Article

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