Rapid evolution of the ribonuclease a superfamily: Adaptive expansion of independent gene clusters in rats and mice

Journal of Molecular Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 721-728

  Singhania, Neil A ^a   Dyer, Kimberly D ^a   Zhang, Jianzhi ^a   Deming, Madeleine S ^a   Bonville, Cynthia A ^b   Domachowske, Joseph B ^b   Rosenberg, Helene F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Eosinophils; Evolution; Host defense; Ribonucleases; Rodents

Indexed keywords

DNA; EOSINOPHIL CATIONIC PROTEIN; EOSINOPHIL PROTEIN X; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RIBONUCLEASE A;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRAIN 3T3; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EOSINOPHIL; EVOLUTION; GENE CLUSTER; GENETIC SELECTION; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA; DARWINIA; MURINAE; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033279827     PISSN: 00222844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00006594     Document Type: Article

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