CLONING AND ANALYSIS OF THE GENE ENCODING LECTIN FROM THE ACORN BARNACLE MEGABALANUS-ROSA

Authors
TAKAMATSU N HEISHI M MURAMOTO K KAMIYA H SHIBA T
Citation
N. Takamatsu et al., CLONING AND ANALYSIS OF THE GENE ENCODING LECTIN FROM THE ACORN BARNACLE MEGABALANUS-ROSA, Gene, 150(2), 1994, pp. 407-408
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Genetics & Heredity
Journal title
Gene → ACNP
ISSN journal
03781119
Volume
150
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
407 - 408
Database
ISI
SICI code
0378-1119(1994)150:2<407:CAAOTG>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
In the acorn barnacle Megabalanus rosa, two types of galactose-binding C-type lectins (BRA-2 and BRA-3) have been identified. Here, we repor t the isolation and characterization of BRA-2 cDNA and genomic clones. In contrast to the BRA-3 gene, which consists of four exons, BRA-2 is encoded by a single exon, implying differences in the physiological r oles of the two lectins.