Alpha-fetoprotein related gene (ARG): A new member of the albumin gene family that is no longer functional in primates

Gene

Volumn 449, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 95-102

  Naidu, Sathyabama ^a   Peterson, Martha L ^a   Spear, Brett T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Gene duplication; Liver specific transcription; Mouse; RNA splicing

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PSEUDOGENE; RNA SPLICING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALBUMINS; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA PRIMERS; DOGS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PRIMATES; RATS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; EQUIDAE; MACACA MULATTA; MARMOSETS; PAN; PRIMATES; RATTUS;

EID: 70350416449     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2009.08.014     Document Type: Article

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