Characterization of the tammar wallaby (Macropus eugenii) whey acidic protein gene; New insights into the function of the protein

Evolution and Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 363-375

  Topcic, Denijal ^a   Auguste, Aurelie ^a   De Leo, Alison A ^a   Lefevre, Christophe ^b,c   Digby, Matthew R ^a   Nicholas, Kevin R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN; WHEY ACIDIC PROTEINS;

EVOLUTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC STRUCTURE; MARSUPIAL; MILK; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL LINE; CELLS, CULTURED; HUMANS; MACROPODIDAE; MICE; MILK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EUTHERIA; MACROPUS EUGENII; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA;

EID: 67649970718     PISSN: 1520541X     EISSN: 1525142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-142X.2009.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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