The cDNA sequence encoding the major intrinsic protein of frog lens

Lee Ann R. Austin; Stephen J. Rice; George J. Baldo; Alex J. Lange; Howard C. Haspel; Richard T. Mathias

doi:10.1016/0378-1119(93)90410-5

The cDNA sequence encoding the major intrinsic protein of frog lens

Lee Ann R. Austin, Stephen J. Rice, George J. Baldo, Alex J. Lange, Howard C. Haspel, Richard T. Mathias

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

8 Scopus citations

Abstract

A cDNA clone encoding the frog lens major intrinsic protein (MIP) has been isolated and sequenced. The predicted protein of 28 kDa has high sequence identity and similarity to mammalian and avian lens MIP sequences. Frog lens MIP is encoded by a transcript of 4.4 kb.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	303-304
Number of pages	2
Journal	Gene
Volume	124
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0378-1119(93)90410-5
State	Published - Feb 28 1993
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This work was supportedi n part by NIH grants EY 06391a nd DK 38354a nd grant GA 89-035f rom the Hearst Foundation to the Fight for Sight ResearchD ivi-sion of the National Society to Prevent Blindness.

Keywords

Lens membrane protein
Rana pipiens
gap junction
recombinant DNA

Access

10.1016/0378-1119(93)90410-5

OpenUrl availability

Full text

Cite this

@article{e2990d6a65ac46f8818d67695d50a75c,

title = "The cDNA sequence encoding the major intrinsic protein of frog lens",

abstract = "A cDNA clone encoding the frog lens major intrinsic protein (MIP) has been isolated and sequenced. The predicted protein of 28 kDa has high sequence identity and similarity to mammalian and avian lens MIP sequences. Frog lens MIP is encoded by a transcript of 4.4 kb.",

keywords = "Lens membrane protein, Rana pipiens, gap junction, recombinant DNA",

author = "Austin, {Lee Ann R.} and Rice, {Stephen J.} and Baldo, {George J.} and Lange, {Alex J.} and Haspel, {Howard C.} and Mathias, {Richard T.}",

note = "Funding Information: This work was supportedi n part by NIH grants EY 06391a nd DK 38354a nd grant GA 89-035f rom the Hearst Foundation to the Fight for Sight ResearchD ivi-sion of the National Society to Prevent Blindness.",

year = "1993",

month = feb,

day = "28",

doi = "10.1016/0378-1119(93)90410-5",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "124",

pages = "303--304",

journal = "Gene",

issn = "0378-1119",

publisher = "Elsevier",

number = "2",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - The cDNA sequence encoding the major intrinsic protein of frog lens

AU - Austin, Lee Ann R.

AU - Rice, Stephen J.

AU - Baldo, George J.

AU - Lange, Alex J.

AU - Haspel, Howard C.

AU - Mathias, Richard T.

N1 - Funding Information: This work was supportedi n part by NIH grants EY 06391a nd DK 38354a nd grant GA 89-035f rom the Hearst Foundation to the Fight for Sight ResearchD ivi-sion of the National Society to Prevent Blindness.

PY - 1993/2/28

Y1 - 1993/2/28

N2 - A cDNA clone encoding the frog lens major intrinsic protein (MIP) has been isolated and sequenced. The predicted protein of 28 kDa has high sequence identity and similarity to mammalian and avian lens MIP sequences. Frog lens MIP is encoded by a transcript of 4.4 kb.

AB - A cDNA clone encoding the frog lens major intrinsic protein (MIP) has been isolated and sequenced. The predicted protein of 28 kDa has high sequence identity and similarity to mammalian and avian lens MIP sequences. Frog lens MIP is encoded by a transcript of 4.4 kb.

KW - Lens membrane protein

KW - Rana pipiens

KW - gap junction

KW - recombinant DNA

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0027401320&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=0027401320&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90410-5

DO - 10.1016/0378-1119(93)90410-5

M3 - Article

C2 - 7916707

AN - SCOPUS:0027401320

SN - 0378-1119

VL - 124

SP - 303

EP - 304

JO - Gene

JF - Gene

IS - 2

ER -

The cDNA sequence encoding the major intrinsic protein of frog lens

Abstract

Bibliographical note

Keywords

Access

OpenUrl availability

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this