Structural and functional differences in isoforms of mouse major urinary proteins: A male-specific protein that preferentially binds a male pheromone

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 391, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 343-350

  Armstrong, Stuart D ^a   Robertson, Duncan H L ^a   Cheetham, Sarah A ^a   Hurst, Jane L ^a   Beynon, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ligand binding; Major urinary protein (MUP); Male specific protein; Pheromone; Semiochemistry; Urine

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; BODY FLUIDS; CHEMICAL BONDS; GENES; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PURIFICATION;

LIGAND BINDING; MAJOR URINARY PROTEIN (MUP); MALE-SPECIFIC PROTEIN; PHEROMONE; SEMIOCHEMISTRY; URINE;

PROTEINS;

LIPOCALIN; PHEROMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; LIGAND BINDING; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN URINE LEVEL;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEINS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; MUS MUSCULUS DOMESTICUS;

EID: 27444434185     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20050404     Document Type: Article

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