Molecular and evolutionary characterization of the GnRH-II gene in the chicken: Distinctive genomic organization, expression pattern, and precursor sequence

Gene

Volumn 368, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 28-36

  Ikemoto, Tadahiro ^a   Park, Min Kyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amniote evolution; GnRH; Neighboring gene; Nonstop mRNA; Polycistronic mRNA; Synteny

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPHIN RELEASING HORMONE 2; POLYPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMNION CELL; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL LINEAGE; CHICKEN; FOWL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CORRELATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; MAMMAL CELL; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES; SYNTENY; VERTEBRATE;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE PAIRING; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICKENS; EXONS; GENE ORDER; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; INTRONS; MICROINJECTIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RNA, SMALL NUCLEOLAR; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VARIATION (GENETICS);

AMNIOTA; ANIMALIA; AVES; EUTHERIA; GNATHOSTOMATA (VERTEBRATE); MAMMALIA; REPTILIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33344455517     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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