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Forty keratin-associated beta-proteins (beta-keratins) form the hard layers of scales, claws, and adhesive pads in the green anole lizard, Anolis carolinensis.
Journal of experimental zoology. Part B, Molecular and developmental evolution - 15 Jan 2010
Dalla Valle Luisa, Nardi Alessia, Bonazza Giulia, Zucal Chiara, Zuccal Chiara, Emera Deena, Alibardi Lorenzo
Abstract excerpt
Using bioinformatic methods we have detected the genes of 40 keratin-associated beta-proteins (KAbetaPs) (beta-keratins) from the first available draft genome sequence of a reptile, the lizard Anolis carolinensis (Broad Institute, Boston). All genes are clustered in a single but not yet identified chromosomal locus, and contain a single intron of variable length. 5'-RACE and RT-PCR analyses using RNA from...
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