Characterization of the cDNA and amino acid sequences of Xenopus metaxin 3, and relationship to Xenopus metaxins 1 and 2

DNA Sequence - Journal of DNA Sequencing and Mapping

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 252-259

  Adolph, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid sequence; cDNA sequence; Metaxin; Protein domains; Protein secondary structure; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA;

ALPHA HELIX; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECONDARY STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; XENOPUS; XENOPUS METAXIN 1 GENE; XENOPUS METAXIN 2 GENE; XENOPUS METAXIN 3 GENE; ZEBRA FISH;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; HUMANS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, SECONDARY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

DANIO RERIO; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 27844471318     PISSN: 10425179     EISSN: 10292365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10425170500129660     Document Type: Article

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