Evolution of repetitive proteins: Spider silks from Nephila clavipes (Tetragnathidae) and Araneus bicentenarius (Araneidae)

Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 121-130

  Beckwitt, Richard ^a,b   Arcidiacono, Steven ^b   Stote, Robert ^b  

^a FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Araneus hicentenarius; Concerted evolution; Fibroin; Nephila clavipes; Repetitive protein; Spider silk; Spidroin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; PRIMER DNA; PROTEIN; SILK; SPIDROIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENETICS; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPIDER; STRAIN DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FIBROINS; INSECT PROTEINS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEINS; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SILK; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPIDERS;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE; ARANEUS; ARANEUS BICENTENARIUS; ARANEUS DIADEMATUS; NEPHILA CLAVIPES; TETRAGNATHIDAE;

EID: 0032030236     PISSN: 09651748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-1748(97)00083-0     Document Type: Article

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