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. 1983 Aug;3(8):1540–1543. doi: 10.1128/mcb.3.8.1540

Mouse and Drosophila genes encoding the major heat shock protein (hsp70) are highly conserved.

D G Lowe, W D Fulford, L A Moran
PMCID: PMC370002  PMID: 6413838

Abstract

We used a cloned Drosophila melanogaster hsp70 gene to hybrid-select heat shock-induced mouse mRNA and showed that this mRNA encodes the major mouse heat shock protein. This result suggests that the sequence of the hsp70 gene(s) is highly conserved.

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