Characterization of genes encoding translation initiation factor elF-2γ in mouse and human: Sex chromosome localization, escape from X-inactivation and evolution

Human Molecular Genetics

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1725-1737

  Ehrmann, Ingrid E ^a   Ellis, Pamela S ^a   Mazeyrat, Sophie ^b   Duthie, Sarah ^a   Brockdorff, Neil ^a   Mattei, Marie G ^a   Gavin, Marc A ^c   Affara, Nabeel A ^d   Brown, Graeme M ^d   Simpson, Elizabeth ^a   Mitchell, Michael J ^b   Scott, Diane M ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; INITIATION FACTOR 2;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPOSON; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; X CHROMOSOME; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; Y CHROMOSOME;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; EUTHERIA; MACROPUS SP.; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; PRIMATES; SIMIAE;

EID: 7344231093     PISSN: 09646906     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hmg/7.11.1725     Document Type: Article

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