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Tyrosine hydroxylase and insulin‐like growth factor II but not insulin are adjacent in the teleost species barramundi, Lates calcarifer
Author(s) -
Collet C.,
Candy J.,
Sara V.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
animal genetics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.756
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1365-2052
pISSN - 0268-9146
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2052.1998.00227.x
Subject(s) - barramundi , lates , biology , insulin , gene , insulin like growth factor , genetics , growth factor , endocrinology , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , receptor
In humans, the genes encoding tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), insulin and insulin‐like growth factor II (IGF‐II) form an extremely tight linkage group on chromosome 11p15. Characterisation of the homologous genomic region of a teleost, the barramundi Lates calcarifer , revealed tight linkage of the TH and IGF‐II genes, and the absence of the gene encoding insulin.