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Cloning and analysis of the gene encoding lectin from the acorn barnacle Megabalanus rosa
N Takamatsu1, M Heishi, K Muramoto
1Department of Biosciences, School of Science, Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan.
Gene
|December 15, 1994
Abstract:
In the acorn barnacle Megabalanus rosa, two types of galactose-binding C-type lectins (BRA-2 and BRA-3) have been identified. Here, we report the isolation and characterization of BRA-2 cDNA and genomic clones. In contrast to the BRA-3 gene, which consists of four exons, BRA-2 is encoded by a single exon, implying differences in the physiological roles of the two lectins.