Characterization and expression of amphioxus ApoD gene encoding an archetype of vertebrate ApoD proteins

Cell Biology International

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 74-81

  Wang, Lei ^a,b   Zhang, Shicui ^b   Liu, Zhenhui ^b   Li, Hongyan ^b   Wang, Yongjun ^b   Jiang, Shengjuan ^b  

^a University of Lu Dong   (China)

^b OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

AmphiApoD; Amphioxus; Apolipoprotein D; Evolution; Gene expression

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN D;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; APOD GENE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI TSINGTAUENSE; CHORDATA; ECTODERM; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENDODERM; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE FUNCTION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INTESTINE; MALE; MAMMAL; MESODERM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NOTOCHORD; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; APOLIPOPROTEINS D; BASE SEQUENCE; CHORDATA; GENE EXPRESSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; VERTEBRATES;

AVES; BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHORDATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33846274629     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cellbi.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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