Molecular evolution of the Myb family of transcription factors: Evidence for polyphyletic origin

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 74-83

  Rosinski, James A ^a   Atchley, William R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; Myb; Oncogene; Phylogeny; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ONCOPROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; ONCOGENE; PHYLOGENY; PLANT; TANDEM REPEAT;

ANIMAL POPULATION GROUPS; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-MYB; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031964050     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006285     Document Type: Article

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