Genetic analysis of the SPRN gene in ruminants reveals polymorphisms in the alanine-rich segment of shadoo protein

Journal of General Virology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2575-2580

  Stewart, Paula ^a   Shen, Cuicui ^a,b   Zhao, Deming ^b   Goldmann, Wilfred ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; PRION PROTEIN; PROTEIN SHADOO; PROTEIN SPRN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; NERVE PROTEIN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCRAPIE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BOVIDS; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS;

ARTIODACTYLA; MURINAE; OVIS ARIES; RODENTIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RUMINANTS;

EID: 70350516506     PISSN: 00221317     EISSN: 14652099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/vir.0.011494-0     Document Type: Article

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