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AFP gene

Known as: alpha fetoprotein, AFP, FETA 
This gene plays a role in fetal progression.
National Institutes of Health

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AFP wt AlleleLigand BindingLipid BindingLiver carcinoma

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2013
2013
A Decade of Invasive Meningococcal Disease Surveillance in Poland
Background Neisseria meningitidis is a leading etiologic agent of severe invasive disease. The objective of the study was to… 
2010
2010
Molecular Targets in Meningococci: Efficient Routine Characterization and Optimal Outbreak Investigation in Conjunction with Routine Surveillance of the Meningococcal Group B Vaccine Candidate, fHBP
ABSTRACT In 2007, recommendations were proposed for the molecular typing of meningococci. Multilocus sequence typing (MLST) was… 
2007
2007
Shielding of immunogenic domains in Neisseria meningitidis FrpB (FetA) by the major variable region.
2007
2007
Deletion of the Meningococcal fetA Gene Used for Antigen Sequence Typing of Invasive and Commensal Isolates from Germany: Frequencies and Mechanisms
ABSTRACT Antigen sequence typing (ST) of FetA is part of the molecular typing scheme of Neisseria meningitidis. Among invasive… 
2006
2006
IS1301 Fingerprint Analysis of Neisseria meningitidis Strains Belonging to the ET-15 Clone
ABSTRACT Meningococci of the ET-15 clone frequently cause clusters of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) and are associated… 
2000
2000
Distant Enhancers Stimulate the Albumin Promoter through Complex Proximal Binding Sites*
The albumin-α-fetoprotein locus epitomizes the main features of transcriptional regulation of fetal and adult hepatocyte-specific… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
p53-Mediated Repression of Alpha-Fetoprotein Gene Expression by Specific DNA Binding
ABSTRACT Aberrant expression of the alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) gene is characteristic of a majority of hepatocellular carcinoma… 
1984
1984
Evolution of the albumin: alpha-fetoprotein ancestral gene from the amplification of a 27 nucleotide sequence.
1984
1984
Methylation of the alpha-fetoprotein gene in productive and nonproductive rat hepatocellular carcinomas.
The extent of methylation of Hpall-Mspl and Hhal sites in DNAs isolated from normal rat livers and from the transplantable… 
1980
1980
Structure of the alpha-fetoprotein gene in the mouse.
The mouse alpha-fetoprotein mRNA is the product of a single-copy gene whose mRNA coding sequences are represented discontinuously… 
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