title: Constitutive expression and alternative splicing of the exons encoding SCRs in Sp152, the sea urchin homologue of complement factor B. Implications on the evolution of the Bf/C2 gene family.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, The George Washington University, Lisner Hall 340, 2023 G Street, NW, Washington, DC 20052, USA.
authors.forename: David P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Terwilliger
authors.forename: Lori A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Clow
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Gross
authors.forename: L Courtney
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D017398:Alternative Splicing; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003175:Complement C2 / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D011415:Complement Factor B / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D016384:Consensus Sequence; D005091:Exons / Q000235:genetics*; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D020449:Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D047270:Strongylocentrotus purpuratus / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003175:Complement C2; D006023:Glycoproteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C116571:SpBf protein, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus; D011415:Complement Factor B