Isolation and characterization of a novel four-transmembrane protein PMP22CD specifically expressed in the testis

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 425-437

  Wang, Minghua ^a   Luo, Guanmei ^b   Li, Fang ^a   Wu, Shiliang ^a   Jiang, Juxiang ^a   Huang, Chaoqun ^a  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Expression pattern; GFP localization; PMP22_Claudin; Testis

Indexed keywords

CLAUDIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROTEIN PMP22CD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENOME ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TESTIS; TIGHT JUNCTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33947322157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/i7100425     Document Type: Article

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