Cloning and characterization of cat POU5F1 and NANOG for identification of embryonic stem-like cells

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 361-366

  Yu, Xian Feng ^a   Kim, Jae Hwan ^b   Jung, Eun Ji ^a   Jeon, Jin Tae ^a   Kong, Il Keun ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cat; Embryonic stem cell; NANOG; POU5F1; Sequence identity

Indexed keywords

HOMEODOMAIN PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; NANOG PROTEIN, HUMAN; NANOG PROTEIN, MOUSE; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 4;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYONIC STEM CELL; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CATS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OCTAMER TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-3; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 70349706139     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.20035     Document Type: Article

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