LOCUS       LVU40065     1515 bp    mRNA            INV       14-JUL-1996
DEFINITION  Lytechinus variegatus extracellular matrix protein ECM 18 mRNA,
            partial cds.
ACCESSION   U40065
NID         g1100978
KEYWORDS    .
SOURCE      green urchin.
  ORGANISM  Lytechinus variegatus
            Eukaryotae; mitochondrial eukaryotes; Metazoa; Echinodermata;
            Echinozoa; Echinoidea; Euechinoidea; Echinacea; Temnopleuroida;
            Toxopneustidae; Lytechinus.
REFERENCE   1  (bases 1 to 1515)
  AUTHORS   Berg,L.K., Chen,S.W. and Wessel,G.M.
  TITLE     An extracellular matrix molecule that is selectively expressed
            during development is important for gastrulation in the sea urchin
            embryo
  JOURNAL   Development 122 (2), 703-713 (1996)
  MEDLINE   96189359
REFERENCE   2  (bases 1 to 1515)
  AUTHORS   Berg,L.K., Chen,S.W. and Wessel,G.M.
  TITLE     Direct Submission
  JOURNAL   Submitted (04-NOV-1995) Gary M. Wessel, Molecular and Cell Biology
            & Biochemistry, Brown University, 69 Brown Street, Providence, RI
            02912, USA
FEATURES             Location/Qualifiers
     source          1..1515
                     /organism="Lytechinus variegatus"
                     /db_xref="taxon:7654"
     CDS             <1..>1515
                     /note="extracellular matrix protein"
                     /codon_start=1
                     /product="ECM 18"
                     /db_xref="PID:g1100979"
                     /translation="PRARRVWYRLLLPRSTIRESENSHFCFPDVSFCLPPNPGPGPLA
                     PKACTGDLVYNECGSACELTCENPEPQMCIKMCTPGCFCPSDTIRLSPDSDTCLPLLM
                     DVAFQESCPETGPEAPPLINGCTGDLVYTECGSGCERTCDDPDPEMCTEECRAGCFCP
                     GSTVRRSTDSDTCFPILMDVALDVSCQDTKPEPELVLNECPGDLVYTECGSGCERTCD
                     DPDPEMCTEECRAGCFCPDFTVRRSTDSDTCFPILMDVGLDVSCQDEPRPCEAERRKK
                     MEESENREGIFIPQCTQDGYYAVEQCYEGNGTFCWCADTETGAVKPDTEVHGARADCE
                     RFLPDPSLINQCPEGKVFADGVKKCVPAEPVPCLLPFVRDENGECVPPTCEGDLVYDM
                     CGSACPDICNEEPAQFCTFQCVLDCACPDGLYRVAGTSRCFAQESCPKPCDEGYKHNE
                     NLECVVANPCHEMLAAANEMTSGNMVGVYTPSCTTEASMSRYSVTEALDFVGVLI"
BASE COUNT      359 a    364 c    411 g    381 t
ORIGIN      
        1 cccagggcac ggagagtgtg gtatcggctg ctactgcccc gaagcactat ccgagagtct
       61 gagaacagcc acttctgctt tccagatgtc tcattttgtc ttccaccaaa cccaggacct
      121 ggacctctgg cacctaaagc atgcaccgga gacctggtat ataacgagtg tggatcagct
      181 tgtgaactga cctgtgagaa tccagagcct cagatgtgca tcaaaatgtg tactcctgga
      241 tgtttctgtc ccagtgatac aataaggctt tcacccgaca gtgatacctg cttgccactt
      301 ttgatggatg tagctttcca ggaaagctgc ccagaaactg gaccagaagc tcctcctttg
      361 attaatgggt gcactggaga cctggtatat accgagtgtg gatcgggatg tgaaaggacc
      421 tgcgatgatc ctgatccaga gatgtgcacc gaagagtgtc gtgctgggtg cttctgtcct
      481 ggttccaccg taagacgttc aaccgacagt gatacctgct ttccaatttt aatggatgta
      541 gctctcgatg ttagttgtca agacaccaaa cctgaacctg aactggtgct caacgagtgt
      601 cctggagacc tggtatatac cgagtgtgga tcaggatgtg aaaggacctg cgatgatcct
      661 gatccagaga tgtgcaccga agagtgtcgt gcggggtgct tctgtcctga tttcaccgta
      721 agacgttcaa ccgacagtga tacctgcttt ccaattttaa tggatgtagg tctcgatgtt
      781 agttgtcaag atgagcctcg accctgcgag gctgaaagac ggaagaagat ggaggagagc
      841 gagaaccgag agggcatctt catcccccag tgcacccagg atggttacta cgccgtagag
      901 cagtgttacg agggcaatgg tactttctgc tggtgtgccg acacagagac tggagccgtc
      961 aaaccagaca cggaagtcca tggcgctcgt gcagactgtg agcgtttcct tccagatcct
     1021 tcacttatca accaatgtcc tgaaggcaag gtctttgctg atggcgtgaa gaaatgcgtc
     1081 cctgctgaac cagttccatg tctgctccct tttgtcagag acgagaatgg tgaatgtgtc
     1141 ccccctacct gcgaaggtga tctggtgtat gacatgtgtg gttcggcctg tccggatata
     1201 tgcaacgagg agcctgctca attctgcact ttccagtgtg tgctggattg cgcttgccca
     1261 gatgggttgt atcgcgttgc cggtacctcg cgatgtttcg cccaggaatc gtgcccaaaa
     1321 ccatgtgatg agggatataa gcacaatgag aatcttgaat gcgttgttgc caatccctgc
     1381 catgaaatgc ttgcagcagc caatgaaatg accagtggga acatggtagg agtctatacc
     1441 ccctcttgta ctaccgaagc aagtatgagc cggtacagtg tcacggaagc attggatttt
     1501 gttggtgtgc tgata
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