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Isolation of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) promoters in Mugil cephalus

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry volume 31, pages 149–152 (2005)Cite this article

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This paper reports the isolation of two putative D2R promoters from grey mullet, one 5′flanking and the other an intronic sequence immediately upstream of the first coding exon. Promoter activity of the intronic sequence was confirmed in vitro through functional analysis using luciferase as reporter gene. The functional characteristics of the region flanking the 5′UTR is currently under investigation.

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  1. Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, Bribie Island Aquaculture Research Centre, QLD, 4507, Australia

    J. N. Nocillado & A. Elizur

  2. School of Integrative Biology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia

    J. N. Nocillado & F. Carrick

  3. Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, 76100, Israel

    B. Levavi-Sivan & A. Avitan

  4. Faculty of Science, Health and Education, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, QLD, 4558, Australia

    A. Elizur

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Nocillado, J.N., Levavi-Sivan, B., Avitan, A. et al. Isolation of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) promoters in Mugil cephalus . Fish Physiol Biochem 31, 149–152 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-006-0017-2

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Keywords

  • Luteinizing Hormone
  • Intronic Sequence
  • Fugu
  • TE671 Cell
  • Grey Mullet

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