Cloning and characterization of chicken SPATA4 gene and analysis of its specific expression

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 306, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 79-85

  Xie, Ming Chao ^a   Ai, Chao ^a   Jin, Xiu Mei ^b   Liu, Shang Feng ^a   Tao, Shi Xin ^a   Li, Zan Dong ^b   Wang, Zhao ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chicken; Developmental analysis; SPATA4; Spermatogenesis; Testis specific

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; SPERMATOGENESIS ASSOCIATED 4 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOINFORMATICS; CHICKEN; CHROMOSOME 4; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DNA LIBRARY; DOWN REGULATION; EXON; FOWL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GERM CELL; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OPEN READING FRAME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHICKENS; CHROMOSOMES; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EXONS; GENE EXPRESSION; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEINS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 35549010617     PISSN: 03008177     EISSN: 15734919     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11010-007-9556-9     Document Type: Article

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