Production of phytoene, a carotenoid, and induction of connexin 26 in transgenic mice carrying the phytoene synthase gene crtB

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 320, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 398-401

  Satomi, Yoshiko ^a   Misawa, Norihiko ^b   Maoka, Takashi ^c   Nishino, Hoyoku ^a  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR PRODUCTION DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; crtB; Phytoene; Phytoene synthase; Transgenic mouse

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; CONNEXIN 26; PHYTOENE; PHYTOENE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRTB GENE; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ALKYL AND ARYL TRANSFERASES; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CONNEXINS; DNA PRIMERS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RNA, MESSENGER;

MAMMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 2942737067     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.05.179     Document Type: Article

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