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Sequence identification, tissue distribution and polymorphism of the porcine cathepsin D (CTSD) gene.
Animal biotechnology - 1 Jan 2008
Mei Yingjie, Chen Yaosheng, Li Jiaqi, Gao Ping, Wang Chong, Zhang Hao, Ling Fei, Li Yanfang, Xie Shuihua, Li Shixin, Zhang Gongqiu
Abstract excerpt
Cathepsin D (CTSD), a major ubiquitously expressed aspartic protease, is not only involved in muscle protein degradation, but also related to some pathological processes. In this study, we characterized the full-length cDNA, genomic DNA sequence, expression profile and polymorphism of the porcine CTSD gene. The full-length cDNA of porcine CTSD gene and the predicted protein sequence shared high identities wih...
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