Cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding steroidogenic acute regulatory protein from freshwater stingrays (Potamotrygon spp.)

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 557-569

  Nunez, B S ^b   Piermarini, P M ^a   Evans, A N ^b   Applebaum, S L ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Section of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; FERREDOXIN NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE REDUCTASE; FRESH WATER; HYBRID PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PREGNENOLONE; STEROIDOGENIC ACUTE REGULATORY PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHOLESTEROL SIDE CHAIN CLEAVAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA ISOLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ELASMOBRANCHII; FEMALE; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; GENE CONSTRUCT; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GILL; GONAD; HEART ATRIUM; HEART VENTRICLE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; KIDNEY CELL; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; POTAMOTRYGON HYSTRIX; POTAMOTRYGON MOTORO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STEROIDOGENESIS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; ELASMOBRANCHII; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; PHYLOGENY; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 29744467051     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.1.01857     Document Type: Article

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