Article
Characterization and expression of a presomitic mesoderm-specific mespo gene in zebrafish.
Development genes and evolution - 1 May 2003
Yoo Kyeong-Won, Kim Cheol-Hee, Park Hae-Chul, Kim Seok-Hyung, Kim Hyung-Seok, Hong Sung-Kook, Han Sangtae, Rhee Myungchull, Huh Tae-Lin
Abstract excerpt
A complete zebrafish mespo cDNA encoding a protein of 131 amino acids with a bHLH domain in the C-terminal has been isolated. The bHLH domain of zebrafish Mespo is highly similar to those in the mouse, chick and Xenopus, sharing 82.4%, 80.4% and 74.5% amino acid identity, respectively. At 50% epiboly, the zebrafish mespo is first detected in the marginal zone of the blastoderm but excluding the prospective...
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