Murine ortholog of the novel glycosyltransferase, B3GTL: Primary structure, characterization of the gene and transcripts, and expression in tissues

DNA and Cell Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 465-474

  Heinonen, Taisto Y K ^a   Pelto Huikko, Markku ^a,b   Pasternack, Leena ^a   Mäki, Markku ^a   Kainulainen, Heikki ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA3 GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE LIKE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; LIPID; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; B3GTL GENE; CELL COMMUNICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; EXON; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC ORGANIZATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GRANULE CELL; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INSECT; INTRON; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MAMMAL; MOUSE; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY BULB; POLYADENYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASES; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; METAZOA; MURINAE; NEMATODA;

EID: 33747603258     PISSN: 10445498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/dna.2006.25.465     Document Type: Article

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