Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) in the cnidarian Nematostella vectensis: Comparative expression, protein interactions, and ligand binding

Development Genes and Evolution

Volumn 224, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 13-24

  Reitzel, Adam M ^a,b   Passamaneck, Yale J ^c   Karchner, Sibel I ^a   Franks, Diana G ^a   Martindale, Mark Q ^d   Tarrant, Ann M ^a   Hahn, Mark E ^a  

^a WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Development; Heterodimer; Nematostella vectensis

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CNIDARIA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

EID: 84893812170     PISSN: 0949944X     EISSN: 1432041X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00427-013-0458-4     Document Type: Article

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