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J Fish Biol
; 76(2): 415-26, 2010 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-20738718
RESUMO
In the current study, reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE) PCR were used to clone full-length putative Na(+)-H(+) exchanger isoforms (NHE2a) cDNA from the gills of Fundulus heteroclitus. The 2480 bp cDNA includes a coding region for a protein that shows a 57% amino acid homology to rabbit NHE2. These sequences allowed data mining of available fish genome data, which revealed at least three NHE2 subtypes in some teleost species.