A Homolog of the Vertebrate Thyrostimulin Glycoprotein Hormone α Subunit (GPA2) is Expressed in Amphioxus Neurons

Zoological Science

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 409-414

  Tando, Yukiko ^a   Kubokawa, Kaoru ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amphioxus; Comparative endocrinology; Evolution; Expression; Hormone

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; THYROTROPIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; INVERTEBRATE CHORDATA; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NERVE CELL; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CHORDATA, NONVERTEBRATE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GLYCOPROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEURONS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS;

BRANCHIOSTOMA BELCHERI; BRANCHIOSTOMA FLORIDAE; BRANCHIOSTOMA LANCEOLATUM; CHORDATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 65649087791     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.26.409     Document Type: Article

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