Gene expression of a green fluorescent protein homolog as a host-specific biomarker of heat stress within a reef-building coral

Marine Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-180

  Smith Keune, C ^a,b,c   Dove, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Coral bleaching; Differential display; Gene expression; Green fluorescent protein; Host pigments

Indexed keywords

CORAL BLEACHING; DIFFERENTIAL DISPLAY; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BIOMARKERS; CELLS; FLUOROMETERS; GENE EXPRESSION; PIGMENTS;

PROTEINS;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN;

BIOMARKER; CLIMATE CHANGE; CORAL BLEACHING; CORAL REEF; DETECTION METHOD; FLUOROMETRY; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMOLOGY; HOST SPECIFICITY; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PIGMENT; PROTEIN; SYMBIONT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTHOZOA; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; DOWN REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTHOZOA; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOWN-REGULATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

ACROPORA MILLEPORA; ALGAE; ANTHOZOA;

EID: 40449098585     PISSN: 14362228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10126-007-9049-6     Document Type: Article

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