Novel OBP genes similar to hamster Aphrodisin in the bank vole, Myodes glareolus

• Authors: STOPKOVÁ Romana; ZDRÁHAL Zbyněk; RYBA Štěpán; ŠEDO Ondrej; ŠANDERA Martin; STOPKA Pavel
• Year of publication: 2010
• Type: Article in Periodical
• Magazine / Source: BMC Genomics
• MU Faculty or unit: Faculty of Science
• Doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2164-11-45
• Field: Zoology
• Keywords: Odorant binding protein; bank vole; myodes glareolus; Aphrodisin; chemical communication
• Description: In this study three novel mRNA variants for Odorant binding proteins were identified and their particular products were confirmed on the protein level in saliva and urine of Myodes glareolus. These novel genes are highly similar to hamster Aphrodisin.

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