Article
Mutations in the alpha 2(IV) basement membrane collagen gene of Caenorhabditis elegans produce phenotypes of differing severities.
The EMBO journal - 15 Jul 1994
Sibley M H, Graham P L, von Mende N, Kramer J M
Abstract excerpt
Type IV collagen forms a network that provides the major structural support of basement membranes. We have determined the nucleotide alterations and phenotypes of 17 mutant alleles of the Caenorhabditis elegans alpha 2(IV) collagen gene let-2. All 17 mutations are within the triple helical (Gly-X...
Topics
- Alleles
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Basement Membrane
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Cold Temperature
- Collagen
- Genes, Helminth
- Genetic Complementation Test
- Glycine
- Hot Temperature
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Phenotype
- Point Mutation
- RNA Splicing
- Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
- Structure-Activity Relationship