Discovery of an unusual alternative splicing pathway of the immunoglobulin heavy chain in a teleost fish, Danio rerio

Developmental and Comparative Immunology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 253-257

  Hu, Yu Lan ^a   Zhu, Lv Yun ^a   Xiang, Li Xin ^a   Shao, Jian Zhong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Immunoglobulin; MIgM 2; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN CLASS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN HEAVY CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; RNA;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GENETIC CONSERVATION; INTESTINE MUCOSA; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FAMILY; TELEOST; UPREGULATION; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 79151469925     PISSN: 0145305X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dci.2010.10.009     Document Type: Article

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