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Positional syntenic cloning and functional characterization of the mammalian circadian mutation tau.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 21 Apr 2000
Lowrey P L, Shimomura K, Antoch M P, Yamazaki S, Zemenides P D, Ralph M R, Menaker M, Takahashi J S
Abstract excerpt
The tau mutation is a semidominant autosomal allele that dramatically shortens period length of circadian rhythms in Syrian hamsters. We report the molecular identification of the tau locus using genetically directed representational difference analysis to define a region of conserved synteny in hamsters with both the mouse and human genomes. The tau locus is encoded by casein kinase I epsilon (CKIepsilon), a...
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