Sequence and expression of the zebrafish alpha-actinin gene family reveals conservation and diversification among vertebrates

Developmental Dynamics

Volumn 238, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2936-2947

  Holterhoff, Christopher K ^a   Saunders, Rebecca H ^a   Brito, Erika E ^a   Wagner, Daniel S ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinin; Alpha actinin gene family; Cytoskeleton; Muscle; Teleost; Vertebrates; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ; ALPHA ACTININ 1; ALPHA ACTININ 2; ALPHA ACTININ 3; ALPHA ACTININ 4;

ARTICLE; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; MUSCLE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ACTININ; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; ZEBRAFISH;

AVES; DANIO RERIO; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 70350726357     PISSN: 10588388     EISSN: 10970177     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.22123     Document Type: Article

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