Evolutionary diversification of the mammalian defensins

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 94-103

  Hughes, A L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

defensin; defensin; Innate immunity; Insect immunity; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

CATION; CYSTEINE; DEFENSIN; PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BIODIVERSITY; DISULFIDE BOND; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; INSECT; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN TERTIARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; VERTEBRATE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DEFENSINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; HUMANS; INSECTS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033214579     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050010     Document Type: Review

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