Molecular evolution of glutamate receptors: A primitive signaling mechanism that existed before plants and animals diverged

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 826-838

  Chiu, Joanna ^d   DeSalle, Rob ^a   Lam, Hon Ming ^b   Meisel, Lee ^d   Coruzzi, Gloria ^c  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Evolution; Glutamate receptor; Ion channel; Plant; Structure function relationship

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; ION CHANNEL;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN DOMAIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

ANIMALIA; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EMBRYOPHYTA;

EID: 0033015733     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026167     Document Type: Article

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