Differential expression of genes and proteins between electric organ and skeletal muscle in the mormyrid electric fish Brienomyrus brachyistius

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 14, 2012, Pages 2479-2494

  Gallant, Jason R ^a,b   Hopkins, Carl D ^a   Deitcher, David L ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric organ; MEF2; Mormyrid; Muscle; Subtractive hybridization

Indexed keywords

FISH PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; MYOCYTE SPECIFIC ENHANCER BINDING FACTOR 2; MYOCYTE-SPECIFIC ENHANCER-BINDING FACTOR 2; MYOGENIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; GYMNOTIFORMES; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SARCOMERE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAGS; FISH PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GYMNOTIFORMES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGENIC REGULATORY FACTORS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SARCOMERES;

BRIENOMYRUS BRACHYISTIUS; DANIO RERIO; GYMNOTIFORMES; MORMYRIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863829106     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.063222     Document Type: Article

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